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.
Early Childhood

Michelle Brooks
Preschool Lead Teacher / Early Childhood Dept. Co-Manager, Licensed Childcare Supervisor

Tara DeLuca
Toddler Lead Teacher / Early Childhood Dept. Co-Manager

Lindsay Bulckaert
Kindergarten Lead Teacher

Myriam Hammami
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (on sabbatical for the 2022-23 school year)

Marsha Horn
Kindergarten Lead Teacher

Elida Lika
Toddler Assistant Teacher

Natalie Sanchez
Preschool Assistant Teacher

Alex Manolakos
Preschool Educational Assistant

Caitlin Brott
Parent & Child Lead Teacher

Patricia Romero
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

Susan Baxter-Peace
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher, Office Assistant



Maria Higa
Educational Assistant & After Care Provider


Hayana Malta
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Grade School – Class Teachers


Natalia Popolov
Class Teacher


Reka Borbely
Class Teacher / Manager, Curriculum & Pedagogy


Erin Poirier
Class Teacher


Sarah Cooper
Class Teacher / Pedagogical Chairperson


Imke Jorgensen
Class Teacher / Faculty Chairperson


Melissa Hambleton
Class Teacher


Sue McCarthy
Class Teacher


Katie Van Ark
Class Teacher
Grade School – Specialty Teachers


Dagmar “Dasha” Kovar
Handwork Teacher, Homeschooling Coordinator


Hélѐne Lau
French Teacher



Kelvin Enns
Music and Strings Teacher


Merwin Lewis
Supplementary Main Lesson and Specialty Teacher


Sandra Paterson
Learning Resource Teacher


Corinna Sons
Music and French Teacher


Berit Strasser
Specialty Teacher / Secondary Languages Coordinator



Adrian Wright
Violin Teacher



Carly Newsome
Educational Assistant & Before Care Provider


Justin Paisley
Specialty Teacher
Administrative and Other Staff


Shannon Filson-McLean
Office Coordinator


Leigh Ann Preston-Gansevles
Manager of Communications & Development


Lex Ejlerskov
Manager, Admissions and Retention


Kristen Wise
Director of Administration & Finance


Carla Young
Finance Administrator



Susan Baxter-Peace
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher, Office Assistant


Dan Grindstaff
Maintenance Supervisor


Alice Hansen
Human Resources Generalist



Carly Newsome
Educational Assistant & Before Care Provider


