Guess Who? Meet Jason Burnstein

Guess Who? Meet Jason Burnstein By: Becky Larson Did you recognize our movement and games teacher Jason Burnstein  in this photograph from 1988, the year our school was founded? This picture was taken on a family vacation to Mazatlan, Mexico …

Guess Who? Meet Kelly Larson

By: Becky Larson Kelly Larson, our 8th grade teacher, has been at City of Lakes Waldorf School for ten years and spent the previous 13 years teaching middle school in public and alternative ed programs. She grew up in California, …

All School Meeting Presentation

On April 18, our Board of Trustees hosted our last All School Meeting of the year. We heard from Dan Nelson,  Treasurer, about the school’s finances, Caroline Askew, Admissions Director, about present and projected enrollment. Ann Burk, representative from the Development …

Guess Who? Meet Lori Daniels

By: Becky Larson Lori Daniels’ golden curls were a dead giveaway for this Guess Who- there were very few incorrect guesses! Our Willow Kindergarten teacher and I sat down to discuss how babysitting was an early indication of her love …

Guess Who? Meet Marcee Hansen

By: Becky Larson This photo may have been a little blurry, but many of you still recognized Marcee Hansen, our Grade 7 teacher. In this photo she was teaching in Jamaica for an anthropology field course in college. She spent …

Guess Who? Meet Kay Higgins!

By: Becky Larson For many, Kay Higgins is the face of City of Lakes Waldorf School. As Front Desk Coordinator, her warm smile greets everyone who walks in the door, from parents turning in paperwork, to the first grader in …

Guess Who? Meet Mary Hatch

Mary Hatch, one of our Educational Support teachers, has been with City of Lakes Waldorf School since the very beginning, 25 years ago. It was fun to walk down memory lane with her. She described how Waldorf is difficult to …

Guess Who? Meet Peter Lawton

By: Becky Larson At first glance, I took Mr. Lawton to be funny and a very talented performer. There he was leading his class in a spirited version of “Froggy Went A Courting ” on the recorder. That was him …

Staff Appreciation Day: Coming February 20!

by: Rachel Ernst, Parent Association Have you begun to feel the yearly rhythm provided for us by our school’s faculty and staff? While the children are dipping candles and cutting hearts from red felt and paper, it is time for …

Guess Who? Meet Betsy Leighton

By: Becky Larson Most of you immediately recognized Betsy Leighton, our Communications, Technology and Administrative Support Coordinator in her track gear back in 1988. One parent discovered she used to compete with Betsy on the track back in college! What fun. …