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Faculty

Our teachers share a deep respect for children and a commitment to lifelong learning, both for their students and for themselves.

They strive to bring scholarship and community values to life through their actions in the classroom and through their commitment to the school and to the wider community.
The role of the Waldorf teacher is to understand and engage each student’s individual learning needs in order to awaken and inspire their capacity for self-initiated learning and long-term academic success.

All of our class teachers are certified or are seeking to achieve certification in Waldorf teacher training. Teachers upgrade and refresh their Waldorf training by participating in professional development sessions and conferences, and summer courses and workshops. In addition to their Waldorf qualifications, our teachers come to us with a wide variety of formal and in-service educational credentials. Some have advanced degrees, others have public school teaching experience and certification. In addition to being teachers, many of our faculty members have achieved excellence in other fields.

Although each child at the London Waldorf School has one major class teacher, our faculty sees teaching as a collaborative enterprise. A variety of class and subject teachers will contribute to each child’s learning experience. In addition, the teachers meet regularly to study, share teaching experiences, discuss pedagogical and curricular matters, and coordinate details of the school routine. Like most Waldorf schools, the London Waldorf School has no principal. The Faculty selects a pedagogical chairperson and an administrative chairperson from among the teachers. A pedagogical committee is selected to oversee the pedagogical work of the school, including teacher evaluation, standards, and teacher development and concerns.

ECE Teachers

Marsha Horn

Horn, Marsha

ECE Lead Teacher
Bluebirds Kindergarten

Early Childhood Department Manager

Natalie Sanchez

Sanchez, Natalie

ECE Assistant Teacher
Bluebirds Kindergarten
Michelle Brooks

Brooks, Michelle

ECE Lead Teacher
Robins Licensed Child Care

Licensed Child Care Supervisor

Elida Lika

Lika, Elida

ECE Assistant Teacher
Robins Licensed Child Care

Before & After Care Provider

Tara DeLuca

DeLuca, Tara

ECE Lead Teacher
Starlings Kindergarten

Brott, Caitlin

ECE Assistant Teacher
Starlings Kindergarten

Grades Teachers

Sarah Cooper

Cooper, Sarah

Class Teacher
Grade 8
Erin Poirier

Poirier, Erin

Class Teacher
Grade 7
Reka Borbely

Borbely, Reka

Class Teacher
Grade 6

Manager, Curriculum & Pedagogy

Elgersma, Diane

Educational Assistant
Natalia Popolov

Popolov, Natalia

Class Teacher
Grade 5

Van Ark, Katie

Class Teacher
Grade 4
Sue McCarthy

McCarthy, Sue

Class Teacher
Grade 3
London Waldorf School

Cunha, Aaliyah

Educational Assistant
London Waldorf School

Size, Aimee

Class Teacher
Grade 1

Higa, Maria

Grade 1 Assistant
Before Care Provider

Grade School Specialties

Imke Jorgensen

Jorgensen, Imke

Gardening Teacher
Faculty Chair
Sandra Paterson

Paterson, Sandra

Resource Teacher
Dagmar “Dasha” Kovar

Kovar, Dagmar

Handwork Teacher
Berit Strasser

Strasser, Berit

Art Teacher
Corinna Sons

Sons, Corinna

French Teacher

Scott, Chantel

French Teacher
on temporary leave

Paisley, Justin

Games & Cyber Civics Teacher

Gansevles, Leigh Ann

Teacher Intern and Supply Teacher
Merwin Lewis

Lewis, Merwin

Specialty Subjects Teacher
London Waldorf School

Komar, Jeffrey

Music & Strings Teacher

Administration

Wise, Kristen

Director of Administration and Finance
Carla Young

Young, Carla

Finance Administrator

Ejlerskov, Lex

Manager of Admissions and Retention

Filson-McLean, Shannon

Office Coordinator

Baxter-Peace, Susan

Administrative Clerk

Grindstaff, Dan

Building & Maintenance Coordinator

As a non-profit corporation and registered charity, London Waldorf School has a Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the short and long-term strategic advancement of the mission and values of our school.
The Board of Directors is responsible for the effective governance of the school and works strategically to foster its legal and
financial health. The role of the Board extends to creating an environment conducive to recruiting and retaining a strong
faculty complement to serve the children in their care. Because Waldorf schools have a strong social mission, the Board also
works to identify ways of growing the school such that a Waldorf education is accessible to all those who value it. The
Board’s role is to be the bridge between the aspirational and the practical in support of the school’s mission.

Board of Directors

Schreurs, Kathleen

Director, Chair
kathleen_board@londonwaldorf.ca

Billson, David

Director, Vice-Chair
david_board@londonwaldorf.ca

Khullar, Sumeet

Director, Treasurer
Property Committee Co-Chair

sumeet_board@londonwaldorf.ca

Wise, Kristen

ex-officio Director, Secretary
k.wise@londonwaldorf.ca

Nelson, Dean

Director
ATP Committee Chair

dean_board@londonwaldorf.ca

Janssen, Eric

Director
Fundraising Committee Chair

eric_board@londonwaldorf.ca

Lewis, Charles

Director
Property Committee Co-Chair

charles_board@londonwaldorf.ca

Anna Bowness

Director
anna_board@londonwaldorf.ca

Guterman, Arielle

Director
arielle_board@londonwaldorf.ca
Imke Jorgensen

Jorgensen, Imke

ex-officio Director
imke_board@londonwaldorf.ca