B.A. Personally, Roy is a self proclaimed family man that loves music, writing, and bringing fathers together to discuss how to live a balanced, fulfilled life. She has also had a close connection to the Friends School community, as she attended and graduated at the top of her class from Friends in the Spring of 2015. Posted on December 18, 2019. When guiding and working with summer camps, I only get to spend about a week with the same kids before they are on to the next thing. As a board member, she focuses on research, community outreach, recruitment, and assessment. Degrees: B.F.A. While dedicated to her studies there, she started working with college-aged students with developmental and intellectual disabilities as a specialized tutor, helping students to reach their highest academic potential. When the academic "fit" of a school matches a student's personality and goals, the sky's the limit. She has a passion for Quaker education and the project-based, experiential learning model at VBFS. Meet our Quaker School Faculty & Staff | United Friends School 215-538-1733 1018 West Broad Street, Quakertown, PA 18951 Calendar & Events News About UFS Life at UFS Our Program Admissions Apply Support Why Support Friends? I am looking forward to making strong connections and collaborating with the rockstar preschool team! Boulder, CO 80303, NORTH Campus: Its an exciting time to be part of this organization and she cant wait to see what the future has in store for Friends School! Dafna Sonnenthal is a career educator who has worked with children and adults in primary, secondary, and college level programs. Maritza Sutyak joined VBFS in 2019 as the Extended Day Specialist and Kindergarten Assistant. I just moved to Lafayette with my partner, Megan, where we bought a house. She moved to Virginia Beach from New York; and worked 25 years for Lillian Vernon as a Supervisor, Manager of Quality Call handling, and 2 years as an accounting associate for an Apartment Community. Kris works with incoming families on navigating the referral process. . At A Glance. Two are teachers and one graduated from Friends School! What did you do before working at Friends School? 210. B.S. Sandy is an avid baseball fan and enjoys joining a friend to watch the stars on a clear . Jamie has also worked as a Lead Naturalist for the Fairfax County Park Authority at Hidden Pond Park, where she planned programs and led experiential learning experiences for K-12 students in Fairfax County. Degrees: M.A. We cannot, however, extend the deadline of February 7 for financial, Address: The Friends School of Atlanta 862 Columbia Drive Decatur, GA 30030. Audrey is looking forward to an exciting new school year! She is the Head of Nursery at Friends Meeting of Washington where she has been providing childcare for over a decade. As a teacher, I seek to honor the diversity of students interests, backgrounds, identities, and learning needs. I truly love teaching middle schoolers, and appreciate their energy, thinking, humor, and individuality. Degrees: Master in Business Administration, Old Dominion University Newspapers, magazines, radio and television were the second most used sources, with 53.6% of adolescents relying on them, followed by family members (50.8%), teachers and other school staff (48.8%), friends (46.3%), national health authorities (45.7%), bloggers or online influencers (44.9%) and other sources (31.7%).Adoption of and adherence to . I love teaching math, and have taught it at every level from sixth grade through community college over the past decade. Prior to arriving at Friends School, Anna worked as an Outdoor Educator for Biocitizen LA, a Los Angeles-based organization focused on connecting kids with outdoor experiences and teaching lessons in nature. Berna is a strong advocate for equity in education and has served as a trainer, presenter, board member, and facilitator for various non-profit organizations, including the District of Columbia Association for the Education of Young Children (DCAEYC), and has taken part in a workgroup for NAEYC initiative Power to the Profession. Class sizes are carefully managed to reflect our coeducational setting with teaching and support staff organised to meet the needs of each individual. Teaching at Friends gives her an opportunity to share her love of math while also advocating for students' social and emotional development. She hopes her students would describe her as "fun and a little nutty! She is thrilled to still be a part of the Wellsprings Friends community, and eternally grateful to the staff and board at . She became a Certificated Instructor of Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) I love teaching here because its a place where children are respected. Degrees: Masters in Secondary Education from American University Teacher Dee is a strong advocate of Social Emotional Education and believes strong social skills are essential to academic and life success. . She hopes the library will forever be a safe place for students to explore and engage new thoughts and ideas. Our teachers are experts in their field and are committed to personal growth and lifelong learning. B.A. Two years later, she received her child development associate (CDA) bilingual credential. New staff commencing at the start of Term 1, 2020, Please submit your details and we'll be in touch, 23 Commercial Road Im very excited to get the opportunity to work with students for longer periods of time. Mike's administration experiences range from the university level working as an NYU admissions counselor to being the founding admissions director at Stuart Hall High School in San Francisco, a member of Schools of the Sacred Heart in San Francisco. As a Friends School parent, her daughter Courtney graduated in 2015. Working with children has been a passion for me since childhood. She came to the US at age fifteen and finished high school here. Summer Fun at Friends is a unique summer . She was a pre-school teacher for 20 years, and also taught teachers how to teach art. Wellsprings Friends School is a place where the education of an individual student is as treasured as the interconnectedness of our community. Barbara returned to VBFS in 2019 after teaching science from 2001-2006 at Friends. She has also participated in multiple workshops over the years and she received her CDA credential. Our Board partners closely with school leadership to provide insight and guidance on key strategic and financial decisions throughout the year. Leadership & Committees - The Friends' School Leadership & Committees Home About Us Governance Leadership & Committees Libraries There are three libraries in the School: one in Morris, one in the High School and one in Clemes. "As mothers we are all truly the first teachers our children have." Ultimately, he became a teacher because he loves sharing what was shared with him- a passion for creating. enquiries@friends.tas.edu.au, The Friends School Incorporated Trading as The Friends School CRICOS Registration Number 00477G ABN 34 682 819 626, Native Speaker and previously German Teacher, Deputy Head, Early Learning to Year 1, Morris. Kris holds a PhD in Communication and Media. Ed joins VBFS as the new Garden and seventh and eighth grade history teacher. In other high school basketball notes: Sandy Spring Friends repeats in the PVAC, and sophomore Jordan Scott leads South Lakes with his play, not his mouth. Dr. Wright (Kris) is a parent of a 2021 Wellsprings graduate. Dee has worked with children and young adults ages 5- 21 for more 20 years providing community-based services to ensure at risk families are able to acquire the necessary skills to keep the family unit intact. We encourage everyone, Come meet and chat with the new incoming Head of S, BUDDY DAY!!! Caitlin is an accomplished violinist, lover of music and history, and passionate teacher. info@friendsschoolboulder.org 303.499.1999. Degrees: B.A. She believes exploring music and the arts fosters a lifelong love of learning. admissions@friendsschoolboulder.org. Being a Hampton Roads Native, Braden enjoys spending time doing many things with her friends and family outside of school. Facebook; Instagram; Twitter; LinkedIn; YouTube; In the 2021-2022 academic year, Dafna was a celebrated educator by the school's accrediting body, Virginia Association of Independent Schools. Prior to joining the VBFS family, Jamie worked as the Operations Coordinator for Community Action Works, a Boston-based nonprofit organization focused on confronting those who are polluting and harming the health of New England communities. We are thrilled to welcome Anna to Friends School and to the Early Childhood Program! She is grateful for the opportunity to help play a role in guiding the next generation of leaders and thinkers here at School For Friends. Courtney has rebuilt the library program into a special class that aids students in learning the foundations of stories, and to develop the critical thinking skills needed to isolate and understand many different concepts. Megan currently teaches English in the middle school. Through this process students have the power to find the answers and enact true change as citizens of their community, and in turn this allows Roy to challenge each student as well as guide them to find their worth and value in the world. 5465 Pennsylvania Avenue John is a retired landscape architect, having spent many years with the city of Eugene planning and designing parks, planning bike paths, and consulting on urban beautification. She has taught in inner-city public schools as well as at one of the nation's oldest private academies. The program was planned to begin in the fall of 2020, but with the pandemic, VBFS had to delay the inaugural year of the program until this past Spring! Over the years, she and her family have written and produced several musicals for Friends School students. She doesn't just work for one administrator, she works for multiple and she does so beautifully! Prior to teaching at FSW, Jennifer was a mentor and instructional coach for beginning teachers at DC Virgo . She worked as the Assistant Director and Director at a Montessori school locally for over 8 years and also a teacher at Baylake Pines for 29 years. She studied in Germany and received a degree in occupational therapy. While 1st grade is a new adventure for her, she is thoroughly enjoying being a part of an incredible lower school team! Education, University of Miami Florida During her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends. She has numerous early childhood certifications in toddler development and guidance, cultural diversity, literacy play, and outdoor learning environments. Barbara is a seasoned educator with over twenty years of teaching science in independent schools across Hampton Roads. As a certified teacher for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade Spanish, Devin loves teaching the older lower school students and middle school students because they are able to appreciate the complexities of learning about new cultures and languages while also keeping her up to date with current trends, fashion and music! Her teaching began as a stay at home mother and then home schooled her oldest children. nicole@friendsschoolportland.org Rachel Fischoff Rachel Fischhoff is the Lead 3-4 Teacher. Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Community Event, Alumni Spotlight featuring Morgan Phillips-Spotts, Everyone Deserves to be the Main Character. As the Assistant Head of School and Chief Financial Officer, Candice manages the finances, human resources, facilities and enrollment at Friends. 8:00 am to 5:00 pm-$330. 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She looks forward to bringing her art and all the parts of her life to share with the Wellsprings community. She recently moved to the Virginia Beach area from Lexington, Virginia. John is a team player and enjoys working positively and collaboratively with all members of this unique school community to ensure student success. Natalie is a native of Poland where she studied Early Childhood Development and 1st through 3rd-grade teaching at the Pedagogical University of Krakow, and transitioned to her professional assignment at Kangaroo Preschool, a local private charter school. She loves developing creative lessons for the students that will engage their learning! LaJuan is married and is the proud mother of three children, Jamar, Daevon and Jacqueline. Email: annemarie@olneyfriends.org. Raena is currently a student at UDC working on her BA in Human Development. An independent, alternative high school with a focus on creating lifelong learners, Wellsprings is home to a dedicated team of teachers that is fully committed to the academic and socio-emotional growth of each student. 3800 Kalmia Avenue Earlier this month, seven MIT researchers and fourteen alumni were elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest honors bestowed upon an engineer.I find myself truly inspired by this talented group of individuals all leaders in their . She enjoys cooking and traveling as she want to see the world! She is currently pursuing an Associate degree in Business Management. Friends School faculty and staff are an outstanding group of dedicated educators. LaJuan accepted the position at School for Friends . . Degrees: Pursuing PHD in organizational leadership Faculty & Staff; Mission. On January 25, Upper School students, faculty and staff participated in Friends' annual Day of Concern, which provided "An Exploration of Gender on the Path to Equity.". I am very excited for this next chapter in my life, and to have the opportunity to workat Friends School this coming school year. CFS does not discriminate based on age, race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, socio-economic background, family structure, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, or military service in the administration of its policies and program. Please check your email for further instructions. While teaching, my passion has always been connecting with kids hearts first and foremost. She loves to spend time with her family. John Zimmerman hails from Mercer County, New Jersey. Tieshia's Montessori background meshes perfectly with Friends education and the pedagogy of teaching to the whole child. Her students describe her as funny, crazy (in a good way!) 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