Kindergarten Faculty
Christianna Abel – Morning Star Kindergarten Assistant
EDUCATION: B.A. in Religious Studies and Peace Education at Long Island University; Meditation and Prayer Leader at Nana Maru Training, Byakko Shinko Kai, Japan; Reiki III, Energy Work, Japan.
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 2 yrs – Kindergarten Assistant
NON-WALDORF TEACHING/ADMIN: 3 yrs – Instructional Assistant at Amherst Regional Middle School, Amherst, MA; 7 yrs – Reading and Writing Leader, Summer Semester Program at Eaglebrook School
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:2 yrs -International Consultant, Meditation and Energy Work Workshop Leader, Byakko Shinko Kai, Japan
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Travel and Cultural immersion, crafts, arts, nature, farming, horseback riding, skiing, family, friends, music and dancing
Candace Bachrach – Rose Kindergarten Teacher; LS Handwork Teacher
EDUCATION: B.A. in English at Hollins College; Graduate Studies in Education at NYU, Manhattan College, and Russell Sage; In-service Teacher Training Seminar at Hawthorne Valley; NYC Teaching Certificate
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 17 yrs – Kindergarten Teacher at HVS
NON-WALDORF TEACHING/ADMIN: 1 yr – Grade 5 Teacher at Bartram School; Grade 3 Teacher at Barnard School
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 10 yrs – Personnel Chair at HVS; 2 yrs – Faculty Chair at HVS; 1 yr – Council Chair at HVS
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Handwork, literature, and writing
Janene Ping – Morning Star Kindergarten Teacher
EDUCATION: B.A. in Humanity Studies at San Francisco State University; Degree in Waldorf Early Childhood Education at Sunbridge College.
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 15 yrs – Kindergarten Teacher; 8 yrs – Puppetry Arts Teacher at Antioch Center for Anthroposophy, NH; 10 Years – Early Childhood Puppetry Arts at the Rudolf Steiner Institute
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:16 yrs – Magical Puppet Tree Artistic Director
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Travel, fibre arts and animal care, plant dye work, exploration of world mystery centers crafts, outdoor education, student of world cultural myths, fairytales, and archtypes
Andree T. Ward – Peach Blossom Kindergarten Teacher
EDUCATION: B.A. in Honors Liberal Arts at University of Texas; M.A. in Early Childhood at Columbia Teachers College
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 2 yrs – Peach Blossom Kindergarten Assistant at HVS; 17 yrs – Rose Kindergarten Teacher at HVS; 8 yrs – Peach Blossom Kindergarten Teacher; Pre-K and Parent Child
NON-WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 1 yr – Bureau of Indian Affairs, Santa Clara Pueblo 2nd Grade Teacher; 1 yr – Day Care Teacher, Seattle, WA
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 1 yr – AWSNA Delegate for HVS; Mentored Early Childhood students at Sunbridge College; 7 yrs – Teacher at Alkion Center; 3 yrs – Berkshire Bach Choral Society
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: My family, singing, reading, knitting, recovering from a huge life experience.
Walli Zay – Rose Kindergarten Assistant, LS German Teacher
EDUCATION: Rudolf Steiner Institute for language instruction; Foundation Year at Alkion; Training for Educator and Kindergarten Teacher from Fachschule fur sozialpadogogik in Southern Germany; Certificate in Social Studies and Family Care; Certificate for Home/Family Helper at Hauswirtschaftliche Berufachschule
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 11 yrs – German Teacher at HVS
NON-WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 4 yrs – Kindergarten Teacher in Munich and Freiburg
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Anthroposophical Medicine, caring for the sick at home, and rhythmical message therapy – trained in Dornach. Switzerland