Previous Teaching Experience:
• Clonlara School Home School Advisor 1996-Present
• Began teaching Early Childhood and Parent Child classes at WES in 1998
• Parent Child class teacher at Great Oaks 1997
• Early Childhood teacher at Spring Garden Waldorf School 1991-1996
• Private Tutor of all ages 1981-1991
• Clonlara School preschool, elementary, high school, home school students and parents 1980-1985
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Recent courses in Kinergetics, Touch for Health, Brain Gym, Brain Integration
• Numerous classes, workshops, intenstive weeks in Waldorf Eduction
• MI teaching certificate K-8; OH teaching certficate K-8
• BA Education: Early Childhood Development
Previous Teaching Experience:
• Began teaching at WES in 2008
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Waldorf Teacher Training certificate - Arcturus, Chicago
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Previous Teaching Experience:
• Began teaching at WES in 2000
• Taught 14 years in public school system in grades 3-6
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Waldorf Early Childhood Training at Lifeways in East Troy, WI
• Masters in Clinical Social Work
• Bachelor's in Education
Previous Teaching Experience:
• Began teaching German at Water's Edge in 2007
• Taught English in Switzerland
• Taught all subjects Grades 1-9 in Switzerland
• Taught behavioral children and children from foreign countries
• Taught mentally challenged children and blind children in Switzerland
• Assistant Teacher for mentally challenged children in Waldorf School in Switzerland for 1-1/2 years
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
BA Challenged Children and Grades 1-9 Switzerland
Previous Teaching Experience:
• Began teaching at WEWS in 2004
• WEWS Extended Day Director since 2005
• Volunteer Early Childhood Assistant at WEWS
• Volunteer Parent/Child Assistant at WEWS
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Ongoing conference attendance of AWSNA-sponsored events
• BA in German Language & Literature and History of Art
Previous Teaching Experience: • High School Spanish Teacher, Cloverdale H.S., Chesterfield County, VA 3 years
• Bilingual Teacher, Sunny Hill School, Carpentersville, IL 8 years
• District Translator, Barrington CUSD220, Barrington, IL 5 years
• Preschool Teacher, Barrington Park District, Barrington, IL 1 year
• Spanish teacher, Hough Street School, Barrington, IL 4 years
• Spanish Teacher, Discovery Language, 4 years
Education/Certifications/Degrees: • BA Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• MAT University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
• Bilingual Endorsement, National Louise University
• Faculty Chair WEWS
• Began teaching at WEWS in 2003
• Class Teacher Grades 4-8 - Chicago Waldorf School
• Tutor - Grades 1-Adult
• Paernt/Child Assistant - Baltimore Waldorf School
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Waldorf Remedial Training - Completed 1st year
• Waldorf Teacher Certificate - Emerson College
• State of Illinois Teaching Certificate - K-9
• BA Elementary Education - Northeastern Illinois University
