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| Danelle Aragon, Grades Handwork Teacher: Danelle’s teaching experience includes a stint in the Peace Corps; teaching in Japan; and teaching science, Spanish, and environmental education in Colorado, where she is a licensed teacher. Danelle has a BS from Colorado College and an MA in Education from the University of Colorado. She also has an MA in Waldorf Education from Antioch University New England. Her favorite aspect of being a Waldorf teacher: being with the students. |
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Jennie Baudhuin, 2nd Grade Class Teacher: Jennie was a founding parent and teacher of SFWS. She is on the College of Teachers and served for many years as Faculty Chair for the College of Teachers. Her experience includes class teacher for grades 1-8, kindergarten teacher, handwork, upper grades painting, and movement education. She spent her sabbatical year in Mexico, implementing a program for training teachers in Waldorf methods. She has been a representative to the Association of Waldorf School of North America for developing schools, served on the summer faculty of the Rudolf Steiner College, and continues to consult and mentor Waldorf educators. Jennie received a BS in Liberal Arts, graduated from Stratford College, and attended the University of North Carolina, where her focus was education and religion. A graduate of the Waldorf Institute and the Spatial Dynamics Institute, she is a graduate of the Remedial Training at Rudolf Steiner College. Jennie also served as co-director of PeaceJam New Mexico; served as a facilitator for OlymPeace/AllinPeace/ HandsinPeace projects in Greece, Ecuador, and China; and created the Global Friendship Project.
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| Thomas Baudhuin, On Sabbatical: Thomas began his journey as a Waldorf teacher more than 27 years ago in the kindergarten classroom. His 11 years’ experience teaching in the kindergarten include four at the London Waldorf School in Ontario, Canada, which he helped found in 1980. He is in his 18th year as a class teacher at SFWS. 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. His favorite aspects of being a Waldorf teacher: 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. |
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| Carol Carnicom, Grades Cello Teacher: Carol began teaching the beginning 4th grade cello class and 6th grade orchestra cello sectionals at the Santa Fe Waldorf School in 1999. As the number of cello students at Waldorf increased, she began teaching a cello choir made up of 6th through 8th graders, in addition to the beginning cello class of 4th and 5th graders. |
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| Raquel Castilla, 8th Grade and High School Spanish Teacher: Raquel was born and educated in Madrid, Spain where she earned her degree in Educational Psychology. She moved to Ojai, CA 11 years ago where she taught Spanish in Elementary, Junior High and High School. She has 15 years of experience teaching language. She loves working with students, establishing relationships and seeing them grow through the years. |
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| Pablo Champion, Instrumental Music Teacher: Pablo holds a Bachelors Degree in Guitar Performance from the University of Texas and a Masters Degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York. He is currently a Doctoral candidate at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where he studied Early Music Performance. Pablo has been teaching privately and at the Santa Fe Waldorf School for five years. He currently directs the high school guitar ensemble as well as the fifth and six grade orchestras. |
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Pam Colgate, High School and Middle School English Teacher and 6th-8th grade Grammar Skills Teacher: Pam has taught English at SFWHS since its inception in 2001. She completed the Waldorf High School Teacher Training in 2004. Pam has a passion for great grammar, exquisite writing, and dynamic discussions. Before she started teaching, Pam worked for 20 years in corporate marketing and new product development. She has a BA in English from Colorado College and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Columbia University. Her two favorite aspects of being a Waldorf English teacher: helping guide students through the classics in a way that makes those works vibrant in the context of today's world, and forming partnerships with students through the exploration of language, literature, and life.
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| Lee Harvey, Grades and High School Orchestra Teacher: Lee hails from the New England area. She has studied at the New England Conservatory, Lawrence University and University of Colorado at Boulder. She performs locally, teaches at Acequia Madre, El Dorado, Santa Fe Waldorf and has a private studio. She loves to share the wonder, joys, and challenges of music with the younger generation of Santa Fe. Long live music! |
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| Judith Ivy, 5th Grade Class Teacher: Judith, who began full-time teaching in 1984, has taught as a class and music teacher at several Waldorf schools. Judith received a BA in Humanities and the Fine and Performing Arts from Southern Oregon University, an MA in Music Therapy and Transpersonal Counseling from Naropa University, and her Waldorf Teacher Certificate from Rudolf Steiner College. Her favorite aspects of being a Waldorf teacher: the way the arts are integrated into every aspect of learning and the fact that education and an artistic life are not just for the students—the faculty sings at meetings and the parents sing at events! |
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| Karl David Johnson, Educational Support Specialist, High School Jazz Ensemble Conductor, High School Wilderness Experience Coordinator, and College of Teachers, Chair: Karl has been a Waldorf Educator since 1986 and has been with SFWS since 1990. He was class teacher for two classes that graduated from 8th grade. Currently he is the educational support specialist in the lower school. Karl holds a Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling and is a certified Therapeutic Educator. Active in adult education throughout the Waldorf movement, Karl has mentored schools and given workshops and talks in New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, and the Southwestern United States. His favorite aspect of being a Waldorf teacher: watching the students grow through the years—from young childhood to adulthood. |
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| Fletcher Lathrop, Woodwork Teacher: Fletcher is a founding member of SFWS and the father of three SFWS graduates. He was class teacher for two classes, one from 3rd through 8th grade and the other from 5th through 8th grade. Along with Thomas Baudhuin, Fletcher founded the school’s woodwork program and has taught woodworking for more than 15 years. His favorite aspect of being a Waldorf teacher: the opportunity to establish strong and fruitful working relationships with students as he guides them through the four-year woodwork curriculum. |
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Diana Lopez, Grades Games and Movement Teacher:
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Judith Mace, Grades Spanish Teacher: Judith holds at Bachelor's of Business Administration and a Master's of Education with emphasis on teaching foreign language. She studied abroad in Malaga, Spain and Cuernavaca, Mexico. Judith has taught second language acquisition for more than ten years and English as a second language in Maracaibo, Venezuela. She comes from Desert Marigold Waldorf School in Phoenix, AZ where she taught Elementary Spanish, Language Arts, and tutored high school Spanish. She appreciates Waldorf education because it enhances her creativity in the classroom. Judith two children have attended Waldorf schools since Pre-K.
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| Sharon McFeely, 7th Grade Class Teacher: Sharon stumbled upon Waldorf education some years ago while teaching in the public school system. She had been on a quest to discover more innovative teaching methods. When the Waldorf methods and philosophy came into her life she experienced great joy. Sharon has a B.S. in Science Education; she is a certified Waldorf Teacher and also a Waldorf Remedial Movement Therapist. She recently completed the Consciousness Studies program with Dennis Klocek at Rudolf Steiner College. Her favorite aspect of Waldorf Education is the unending opportunity for growth and integration it provides for child and teacher. |
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| Michael Oellig, 4th Grade Class Teacher and Grades School Chair: Michael has 23 years of teaching experience, 16 as a Waldorf teacher. Michael has taken two classes through grade 8. After taking a sabbatical for 2007-2008, Michael began his third adventure teaching grades 1-8. Michael has a BA in English Education and a Waldorf Teaching Certificate. He also has done post-graduate work in educational psychology. His favorite aspect of being a Waldorf teacher: 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. |
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| Uli Stuerznickel, Middle School and High School Math Teacher: Uli taught for three years at the Tucson Waldorf School and has been at SFWS for the past eight years. She has a BA in Elementary Education from Prescott College, a diploma in Acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and a Waldorf Teacher Certificate from Antioch University New England. Her favorite aspects of being a Waldorf teacher: the strong relationships developed with the students and the curriculum, which integrates music, arts, and academics. |
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| Peter Swing, Grades & High School Marimba Teacher: Peter Swing has taught the marimba music of Zimbabwe, as well as performing and building marimbas full time, since 1996. He studied with Zimbabwean master musician Dr. Dumisani Maraire and other Zimbabwean masters since 1988 in Portland, Oregon. He continues to transmit the traditional music, as well as composing original music for his band, Jakatu, for which he also plays accoustic guitar. |
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| Christa Valdez, 1st Grade Class Teacher: Christa was born and raised in northern New Mexico. She received her B.A. in Elementary Education through Prescott College and holds teaching licenses in New Mexico and Oregon. Christa completed her Waldorf Certification through Antioch University in New England and is currently working on her Master's degree in Education. Her involvement in schools includes working as a substitute teacher, educational assistant, bookkeeper, and board member in both charter and private Waldorf schools. Christa loves photography, painting, gardening, handwork and spending time with her son, Jaiya. Her favorite aspect of being a Waldorf teacher is that every school day the teacher and the students are co-creating an inspiring and enriching learning experience with each other. |
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| Vicki Vessier, 8th Grade Class Teacher: Before coming to SFWS, where she has taught since 2003, Vicki worked as a handwork teacher in Hawaii and a class teacher in Hawaii and New Orleans. Vicki has a BA in Transformational Education and Counseling, a Masters in Education from Touro University, CA, and Waldorf Certification from Rudolf Steiner College. Her favorite aspects of being Waldorf teacher: “…being witness to the amazing Waldorf curriculum come alive in the students; watching the spark of ‘AHA!’ take hold when they see something anew; and being committed to lifelong learning.” |
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| Hans Von Moritz, 6th Grade Class Teacher: Mr. von Moritz studied theology at the Universitaet Muenchen, Germany. He received the Waldorf Teacher Diploma from Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento, CA, in 1980. Since then he has worked as a language teacher for German, English, and Latin in grades 1-12, and as a class teacher in German, American, and Canadian Waldorf Schools. |
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| Daniel Wendland, Grades 5-12 Movement Teacher; Athletic Director; Coach (Volleyball, Girls’ Varsity Basketball, and Track & Field); and Class of 2015 Co-Sponsor: Daniel joined the SFWS faculty in 2004. He began teaching in California in 2001 as Eureka High School’s physical education teacher, coaching JV baseball and football. He spent two years in Ifrane, Morocco, as a K-12 movement teacher, athletic director, and coach. Daniel has a BS in Kinesiology from Humboldt State University and is a Spacial Dynamics, level 1 graduate. His favorite aspect of being a Waldorf teacher: working with the amazing students who love to learn and play. |
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| Bonnie Wilner, 3rd Grade Class Teacher: Bonnie graduated from the Waldorf Institute of Southern California and has been a class teacher for 16 years. She has also taught at Rudolf Steiner College, a training center for Waldorf teachers. Bonnie's previous careers as a professional touring musician and a practitioner of the healing arts add to the special gifts she can bring to her classroom. |
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