Elementary School Faculty

Jennie Baudhuin, 3rd Grade Class Teacher: Jennie joined SFWS in 1983, is a founding member of our school and has thirty years of teaching experience. Jennie graduated from the Waldorf Institute, Spacial Dynamics Institute, Remedial Training at Rudolf Steiner College, and holds a B.S. in Liberal Arts in History and Religion from Excelsior College. Her teaching experience includes Kindergarten, Class Teacher 1-8, Handwork, Movement Education, Upper Grade Painting, and working in Educational Support. Jennie has served as a representative for the Waldorf Association of North America for developing schools, Rudolf Steiner College summer faculty, and mentor for Waldorf teachers in many countries. She has had the profound honor of working with the OlymPeace, All in Peace, Hands in Peace projects in Olympia and Delphi Greece, Ecuador, China, and United States, co-coordinating of Peace Jam in New Mexico with Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, and founder of the Global Friendship Project. Jennie's favorite aspect of teaching is observing the enthusiasm and joys each student experiences in developing something new within themselves, and the profound social relationships that develop as the Waldorf curriculum unfolds throughout the years. Her children graduated from SFWS.

Thomas Baudhuin, 6th Grade Class Teacher: Thomas joined SFWS in 1985. He studied Biology at the University of New Mexico and Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has a Waldorf Teaching Certificate from Mercy College in Detroit and completed his Spatial Dynamics training. He has thirty years of teaching experience, which includes teaching at London Waldorf School in Ontario, Canada, which he helped found in 1980. Thomas helped to facilitate OlymPeace, All in Peace, and Hands in Peace projects in Olympia and Delphi, Greece, Quito, Ecuador, China, and in New York. His favorite aspects of being a Waldorf teacher is working with the students, especially middle school students, in all aspects of the curriculum and the fascinating task of designing the yearly curriculum for different groups of students.

Fletcher Lathrop, Woodwork Teacher: Fletcher is a founding member of SFWS and of the Woodwork program at the school. He graduated from the Unversity of Texas with a BA in Economics and Political Science. He has taught woodworking for more than thirty years. He also taught as a class teacher for two classes through the 8th grade. His favorite aspect in being a Waldorf teacher is the opportunity to establish strong and fruitful working relationships with students as he guides them through the four-year woodworking curriculum. His three children graduated from SFWS.

Diana Lopez, Grades Movement Teacher: Diana joined SFWS in 2011 and graduated from California State University-Northridge with a BA in Child Development. She has taught  since 1997 and her teaching experience includes teaching grades one and six while living in California.

Sharon McFeely, 8th Grade Class Teacher: Sharon joined SFWS in 2011. She has a BS in Science Education from Western Illinois University and received her Waldorf Teacher Training certification from Rudolf Steiner College. Sharon also completed the Remedial Movement three-year program and participated in the Consciousness Studies program with Dennis Klocek at Rudolf Steiner College. She has nearly twenty-four years of teaching experience and discovered Waldorf education while teaching in the public school system. She had been on a quest to discover more innovative teaching methods. Her favorite aspect of Waldorf Education is the unending opportunity for growth and integration it provides for child and teacher.

Michael Oellig, 5th Grade Class Teacher and Elementary Faculty Chair: Michael joined SFWS in 1990 and has twenty-eight years of teaching experience. He has a BS from Indiana State University in English Education, Master’s degree from Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University in Educational Psychology. He also received his Waldorf Teacher Training certification. His favorite aspect of being a Waldorf teacher is growing with the children year by year, meeting the challenges of a new curriculum each year, and following students’ lives as they grow into adulthood.

Uli Stuerznickel, Middle School and High School Math Teacher: Uli has taught a wide range of Math at SFWS since 2002, prior to teaching at our school she taught at the Tucson Waldorf School for three years. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education from Prescott College; a diploma in Acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and a Waldorf Teacher Certificate from Antioch University New England. She is currently working on her Master’s Degree in Education. Her favorite aspects of being a Waldorf teacher: the strong relationships developed with the students and the curriculum, which integrates music, arts, and academics.

Daniel Wendland, Middle School P.E. and Movement Teacher, Athletic Director; Coach (Volleyball, Girls' Varsity Basketball, and Track and Field; Class of 2015, Co-Sponsor: Daniel joined the SFWS faculty in 2004. He has a BS in Kinesiology from Humboldt State University and has received his Spacial Dynamics/Movement Training certification from the Spacial Dynamics Institute.He began teaching in California in 2001 as a physical education teacher, and coaching JV baseball and football. He spent two years in Ifrane, Morocco, as a K-12 movement teacher, athletic director, and coach. His favorite aspect of being a Waldorf teacher - working with the amazing students who love to learn and play.