Mary Hatch

Kindergarten Class Teacher

Mary Hatch has been involved with Waldorf education for nearly 30 years. She was a founder of the Minnesota Waldorf School and all six of her children were Waldorf students. She has served as a Kindergarten teacher for almost twenty years. She has a strong interest in serving children with developmental challenges, and recently received a Waldorf Teaching Certificate in Remedial Education from Rudolf Steiner College.

Teaching Experience
City of Lakes Waldorf School, Kindergarten Class Teacher, 1989 – present
Minnesota Waldorf School, Aftercare Teacher and Early Childhood Assistant, 1982-1988

Education
College of St. Catherine, 1963-1965, Chemistry
U. of Minnesota, 1966-1969, B.A., History (1966), and Graduate Study in Russian History
U. of Massachusetts, Boston, 1975, Biology
Waldorf Teaching Certificate in Remedial Education, 2007, Rudolf Steiner College, Sacramento, CA

Melissa McPartland

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Melissa McPartland began her journey into Waldorf education in 2001 when she enrolled her son in a Steiner School in England. Since moving back to Minneapolis, Ms. McPartland has been involved in the CLWS community as an Early Childhood teacher, recorder ensemble director and parent.

Teaching Experience
City of Lakes Waldorf School, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher, 2007 – present
City of Lakes Waldorf School, Early Childhood Assistant Teacher, 2005-2007
City of Lakes Waldorf School, Recorder Ensemble Director, 2004 – 2006

Education
Saint Olaf College, Bachelor of Music
Boston University, Master of Music
Waldorf Teachers Certificate Candidate, Rudolf Steiner College, Sacremento, CA

Anna Ridgeway

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Ms. Ridgeway is the first graduate of City of Lakes Waldorf School to serve as a faculty member. While completing her degree in child psychology, Ms. Ridgeway worked as an Early Childhood Assistant at City of Lakes Waldorf School for two years. In 2002, she joined the staff as a lead teacher and completed the training required for a Waldorf Early Childhood Teaching Certificate through the accredited Sound Circle Training Center in Portland, Oregon.

Teaching Experience
City of Lakes Waldorf School, Early Childhood Teacher, 2002 – present
City of Lakes Waldorf School, Early Childhood Assistant, 2000-2002

Education
University of Minnesota, 1997-2002, B.A., Child Psychology
Waldorf Early Childhood Teaching Certificate, Sound Circle Training Center, Portland, OR, 2008