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STAFF - OUR TEACHERS
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Adele
Anderson - Adele
came to the rewarding career of Preschool teaching after spending
several years in the classroom with her three children at Magnolia
Co-op. During those years, she served as Class Chair, General Chair, and
created the Multi-Age Playroom. Adele has taught at the Magnolia Co-op
for over 30 years.
Adele’s training in Early Childhood Education has continued in classes
at Seattle Central Community College, and through 32 years of
conferences with the National Association for the Education of Young
Children. She completed
training with Jean Illsley Clarke on Self Esteem: A Family Affair, and
taught the series for several years.
In addition to teaching classes, Adele has served
as the School Operations Advisor for over 15 years, and works with
committees to produce the Auction, the Toy and Clothing Sale, the spring
arts function, and other enrichment events throughout the year. Adele serves on the Executive board, and
acts as liaison between our organization and the Magnolia United Church
of Christ (our landlord) and Seattle Central Community College (our
Parent Ed affiliate).
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Virginia Docktor
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Virginia joined the Co-op with her husband and two daughters in 2003.
Both daughters have attended the Co-op from Toddlers on up.
Virginia has a B.A. in History from Occidental
College in Los Angeles, CA, and a J.D. from McGeorge School of Law – University of the Pacific
in Sacramento, CA.
Her most recent teaching experience has been Summer School right here at
the Co-op! She has also worked in the Playroom at the Co-op and as an
Instructional Aide at MLK Jr. Academic Middle School in San Francisco,
CA.
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Barbara
Howson - Barbara and her two daughters
started attending the Magnolia Cooperative Preschool in 1990, and for
the next six years they progressed from the “Toddler” through the
“Pre-K” classes. Once both girls graduated to Kindergarten
at Lawton Elementary, Barbara joined the Co-Op teaching staff to teach
“Toddler” and “Two” classes (as well as gymnastics to the “Three” and
“Four” year olds) for the next twelve years.
After eighteen years as a Magnolia
Cooperative Preschool parent and teacher, Barbara left her beloved
Toddlers and Twos to spend more time administrating her husband’s
business and keeping the books for three different companies.
But even during her two year hiatus from teaching,
Barbara continued to teach gymnastics so that she could stay connected
to the Co-Op community. She has now returned to teach a morning “Three's” class.
She loves the non-stop energy and
unpredictability of the preschool age children. She’ll then spend the rest of her week
dealing with the non-stop energy and unpredictability of businesspeople
as she continues her administrative and bookkeeping duties.
Barbara graduated from the University of
Washington with a kinesiology/psychology double major and a Masters in
Sports Administration. Upon graduation she explored her interest
in human physiology by going to work at “The Little Gym” and “The
Washington Conditioning Club.”
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Cathy Miller
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Cathy began teaching 3-year-olds at Magnolia Co-op Preschool in 1999
after attending the Co-op with her four children. She comes from a family of teachers and had
worked as a chef, a tutor, a recreational program instructor, and a
bookseller prior to teaching at the Co-op.
Cathy is fascinated by the huge developmental changes that occur during
the Four/Fives and Pre-K year and loves having the opportunity to impact children at
this important stage of their development.
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Gina
Sheh
- Gina's association with the Co-op began
in 2000 when she and her husband and three sons moved
to Magnolia. All three boys attended Co-op from "Two's" all the
way through Pre-K. Besides her Co-op education, she has a
Bachelor's degree in Fine Art from Skidmore College in New York.
Her most recent teaching experience has been at Our Lady of
Fatima Church in Magnolia. For six years she led "Catechesis of
the Good Shepherd" -a Montessori based approach to religious
formation for preschool age children. She has also taught
ballet classes for grade school kids and English as a Second
Language to teenagers.
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Audrey
Schultz -
Audrey's 13 years of teaching experience has focused primarily
on special education. Teaching a diverse group of students has
provided her with the ability to adjust her approach to
different learning styles and will be a great asset in the
ever-evolving world of two year olds. As a mother of two boys
who attended the Magnolia Co-op, Audrey is experienced with the
coop philosophy and expectations. In addition, during the
2007-2008 school year Audrey provided professional assistance in
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Magnolia Cooperative Preschool 3555 West McGraw
Street Seattle, WA 98199
206-286-5922
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