Lower School Faculty
Valri Ivy – 1st Grade Class Teacher
EDUCATION: B.A. in English at Smith College, M .Ed. in Interdisciplinary Studies at Cambridge College, Middle School English Certification at UMASS Amherst, Waldorf Teacher Certificate from Alkion Center.
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 1st year – Class Teacher at Hawthorne Valley School
NON-WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 3 yrs – Grade 8 Teacher Palmer H.S. Palmer, MA; 2yrs – English/Social Studies Brookside M.S. Sarasota, FL; 2yrs – English/History/Drama Teacher in Southern Berkshire Regional School District Sheffield, MA; 1yr - Math/Science/English Teacher grades 7 – 8 Amherst Regional M.S. Amherst,MA; 1 yr – Adjunct English Professor Berkshire Community College Great Barrington, MA
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Reading, writing, theatre, tennis, cooking, having fun with my family.
Sarah Clark – 2nd Grade Class Teacher
EDUCATION: Teacher Training at Alkion; Teacher Training at Rudolf Steiner College; Graduate Teacher Certificate at UNO and TSU; B.F.A. in Theater at CalArts
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 1st year – Class Teacher at HVS; 3 yrs – Class and specialty teacher at The Hill School
NON-WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 2 yrs – Drama Teacher in East Harlem; Early Childhood Teacher in Williamsburg N. Side Preschool, Brooklyn
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Cooking, film, theater, painting, drawing, crafts, animals, and good books!
Stuart Summer – 3rd Grade Class Teacher
EDUCATION: B.A. in Human Ecology at College of the Atlantic; Certificate in Waldorf Teacher Training at Hawthorne Valley School; Certificate in Advanced Waldorf Seminar at Sound Circle
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 18 yrs – Class Teacher at HVS
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 3 yrs – Community Organizer with ACORN
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Speech, wilderness: canoeing and hiking
Susan Joplin – 4th Grade Class Teacher
EDUCATION: B.A. in Government & Philosophy at Boston University; M.A. in Waldorf Education at Adelphi University; Certificate in Woody Plants in landscape design; Certificate in “Luminism” Watercolor Painting
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 1st year – Class Teacher at HVS; 24 yrs – Class, Handwork, Art, and Early Childhood Teacher at Washington D.C. School; 5 yrs – Kindergarten Teacher at Acorn Hill Waldorf School
NON-WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 1 yr – 4th Grade Teacher at Trinity School, Maryland; 1 yr – Art Teacher at St.Andrew the Apostle, Maryland
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Painting, gardening, outdoor activities, hiking, biking, and sailing
Indigo Ocean – 5th Grade Class Teacher
EDUCATION: Certificate in Waldorf Teacher Training at Alkion
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 9 yrs – Librarian/Library Skills Teacher at HVS; 11 yrs – 1st Grade Playgroup Teacher at HVS; 4 yrs – 1st Grade Assistant at HVS
NON-WALDORF TEACHING/ADMIN: 2 yrs – Creative Arts Therapist at Anderson School; 1 yr – Teacher at Kings Creek Village Day School; 5 yrs – Teaching Assistant at Anderson School
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 1 yr – Whole Foods Chef; 30 yrs – Free-Lance Illustrator; 15 yrs – Landscape plan illustrator at the Phantom Gardener
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Cycling, hiking, and other outdoor recreational activities; drawing, painting, artwork in general; reading (children’s literature included!)
Andrew Sansone – 6th Grade Class Teacher
EDUCATION: B.A. in European Studies at University of Vermont, B.A. in German Language at University of Vermont, Certificate of Waldorf Teacher Training at Eugene Waldorf, Eugene, OR
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 3 yrs – German Teacher at Corvalis Waldorf School, OR. 8yrs – Class teacher at Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School, Great Barrington, MA
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Tennis, Squash, Mediation
Regine Shemroske – 7th Grade Class Teacher
EDUCATION: Cert. in Waldorf Teacher Training at Antioch; M.Ed. in Education at Tufts University; M.Ed. in Secondary Education/English Literature at Tufts University; B.A. in English and Music at Ped. University at Freiburg; Staatsexamen, Padagogische Hochschule, Frieburg
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 4 yrs – Admissions Director at HVS; 7 yrs – Class Teacher at HVS; 2 yrs – Class Teacher at Ashwood School; 8 yrs – Music and German Teacher at Pine Hill School; 1 yr – Music Teacher at Engelberg Schule
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 5 yrs – Columbia County Community Orchestra: Director/Conductor; 20 yrs – Waldorf Teacher Development Instructor; 26 yrs – Instrumental Teacher of Flute and Recorder; 18 yrs – First Class Member: Anthroposophical Society; 22 yrs – Anthroposophical Society
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Adult Education; Translation of Children’s Books; Music
Beatrice Cohen – 8th Grade Class Teacher
EDUCATION: Elementary Teaching Certificate, State Teacher Training College, Zurich, Switzerland, B.S. Ed in K-12 Special and Elementary Education at University of Michigan
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 1yr – Kindergarten Assistant, 7 yrs – Language Teacher, 5yrs – Class Teacher of c/o 2006, 2yrs – Class Teacher of c/o 2014
NON-WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 1 yr – 3rd and 4th Grade Rivglikon Residential School, Zurich, Switzerland, 3 yrs – Private Language Tutoring, 3 yrs – Middle and High School Math Tutoring, 2 yrs – Drama Workshops
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Travel, gardening, theatre, arts, hiking, swimming, literature.
Cezary Ciaglo – Eurythmy Teacher
EDUCATION: B.A. in Dance/Ballet at the State Ballet School in Warsaw School; Schule für eurythmische kunst in Hammer, Germany.
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 6 yrs – Eurythmy Teacher in Poland; 1 yr – Eurythmy Teacher in Germany; 2 yrs – Eurythmy Teacher in Bellingham, WA; 1 yr – Eurythmy Teacher in Keene, NH; 6 yrs – Teacher in renewal courses at the Center for Anthroposophy; 8 yrs – Teacher for teacher trainings at Antioch University, New England
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 25 yrs – actively working and lecturing in Anthroposophy
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Anthroposophy, magic tricks, spirituality
Sonia Cintron – 1st through 4th Grade Spanish Teacher
EDUCATION: Spanish speaking native of Puerto Rico; Cert. in Spanish Language and Culture
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 3 yrs – Spanish Teacher at Hawthorne Valley School
NON-WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 2 yrs – Spanish Teacher at Chatham after school program
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 10 yrs – Bilingual secretary of doctor’s office; 11 yrs – Bilingual case worker at homeless shelter
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Sewing, reading, listening to music, gardening, visiting museums, volunteer for immigrants.
Cecilia Elinson – Project Teacher
EDUCATION: Botany and Meteorology at Cabrillo Junior College; Certification in Waldorf Education at Highland Hall; Classics at Wayne State University
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 24 yrs – Teacher at HVS
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 2 yrs – Cobbler’s Assistant; 2 yrs – Dairy Farmhand; 2 yrs – Organic garden assistant in Israel: tended orchards, beehives, and gardens.
Corrina Komenda – Lower and High School German Teacher
EDUCATION: Social Therapy Training, Camphill Village, Copake; Alkion Center, Waldorf Teacher Training
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION:1 year -English Teacher 2nd/3rd Grade Waldorfschule Raeren Belgium, 1
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Playing Music: Violin, Viola, Recorder, Lyre, Singing. Handwork: Needlework, Knitting, Crocheting, Weaving, Spinning, etc.
Caroline O’Neill – Handwork Teacher
EDUCATION: Certification for Handwork at Sunbridge College; B.S. in Urban & Environmental Planning at Worcester PolyTech
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 4 yrs – Handwork Teacher at HVS
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 19 yrs – Girl Scouts
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Hiking, canoeing, knitting, craftwork, traveling, and natural dyeing.
Diego Sharon – Spanish Teacher 5th through 12th
EDUCATION: B.A. in Sociology at University of California, Irvine, M.Ed. in Cross Cultural Education at National University
WALDORF TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION: 3 yrs – Humanities/English Teacher at High Mowing School, NH, 2 yrs – Diversity Committee Head at High Mowing School, NH
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 5 yrs – Soccer Coach
SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS OTHER THAN TEACHING: Poetry, Percussion, Painting, Family.