I am excited to be back in school and starting our 75th year!
I had the honor of spending time in New York this summer, learning alongside Paolo, Alex, Sarah, and Elisa. Being with them there, I was reminded that I am blessed to work with such amazing teachers and that engaging learning together is an essential part of cultivating our growth mindsets and modeling a love of life-long learning.
This summer, many teachers spent time learning and growing, cultivating their growth mindset. In addition to this week in NY deepening our understanding of teaching writing, Elisa stayed an additional week for the Reading Workshop Institute. Hanan and Silver engaged a two-day Restorative Justice workshop––Several of us will attend in coming months. Elisa participated in a 3-day workshop on Science Phenomena, and Alex and Paolo attended the PBL World, a week-long institute on Project Based Learning. I had the most amazing professional, and in so many ways personal, experience this summer at Harvard at an institute for experienced school leaders. I was so inspired, I signed up for an on-line course with the Harvard Business School. Many teachers attended a ToolBox workshop in June, and Lead and Associate Teachers, along with Learning Specialists, had the opportunity to engage Bridges Mathematics training during our work week.
Our amazing faculty continues to provide the foundation upon which we build our learning community. Below is a list of our team members for the coming year. You can read staff bios here.
LEAD TEACHERS
- SPIRIT (Kindergarten) Class - Hanan Masri
- WOOD (First Grade) Class - Natalie Crowley
- EARTH (Second Grade) Class - Paolo Diaz
- AIR (Third Grade) Class - Sarah Swanson-Hysell
- WATER (Fourth Grade) Class - Elisa Edwards & Alex Stone
- FIRE (Fifth Grade) Class - Sara Donhost & Alex Stone
ASSOCIATE TEACHERS
- SPIRIT Class - Silver Samuels
- WOOD Class - Silver Samuels
- EARTH Class - Colette Rowe
- AIR Class - Sayetha Horace
- WATER & FIRE Class Co-Teacher - Alex Stone
SPECIALISTS
- SPIRIT Class Art - Deanne Burke
- ALL-SCHOOL Music - Harry Gray
- ALL-SCHOOL Physical Education - Jason Morte
- ALL-SCHOOL Spanish - TBD
- SPIRIT/WOOD/EARTH/AIR/WATER Dance - Kim Agnew
- WOOD/EARTH/AIR/WATER/FIRE Art - Kalen Meyer
PROGRAM SUPPORT & DEVELOPMENT
- ALL-SCHOOL Math Coach - Allison Fox Mazola
- ALL-SCHOOL Librarian - Rebecca Husband
- ALL-SCHOOL Garden Stewardship - Colette Rowe
- SPIRIT/WOOD/EARTH Learning Specialist - Edie Hirsch
- AIR/WATER/FIRE Learning Specialist - Loxie Hoshino
OPEN LUNCH ACTIVITIES
- Monday: Open Art - Edy Boone
- Tuesday: Lunch League - Jason Morte
- Wednesday: Roller Skating - Debbie Lloyd
- Thursday: Lunch League - Jason Morte, Gardening - Colette Rowe
- Friday: Open Art - Edy Boone
DIRECTOR of EXTENDED CARE - Jason Morte
BEFORE SCHOOL TEACHERS - Silver Samuels, Sayetha Horace
AFTER SCHOOL TEACHERS - Jason Morte, Chelsa Robinson, Walker Brents, Silver Samuels
LUNCH & SNACK SUPERVISORS - Jason Morte, Walker Brents, Colette Rowe, Sayetha Horace, Silver Samuels (Restorative Justice)
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
- HEAD of SCHOOL - Love Weinstock
- BUSINESS MANAGER - Stephen Lawrence
- DIRECTOR of OPERATIONS - Debbie Lloyd
- DIRECTOR of ADMISSIONS - Kemmeo Parr
- DIRECTOR of ADVANCEMENT - Kris Jachens
- SCHOOL MAINTENANCE – Mari Mendoca
Kemmeo will be joining us next week. She is recovering from an end of summer illness and is looking forward to seeing you all.
We continue to search for a Spanish Teacher. We are committed to finding the right match for our learning community, and I am confident we will find a talented teacher to join our team by the second week of of school when Spanish classes start.
I am honored to be a part of such a talented, passionate, and dedicated team. Join us at our opening community meeting tomorrow morning, where you will have the opportunity to meet our entire staff.
I am looking forward to a year of engaged learning and deep play.
In Partnership,
Love