Meet Our Team
Leah Cauley, B.S.: School Director
Leah leads The Language Garden with more than 15 years of teaching experience. She has taught in a variety of settings, including as an Elementary Classroom Teacher at The Howard School where she collaborated with literacy and math specialists while teaching children with language based learning differences, as a Middle School Teacher at the Fugees Academy in Clarkston, GA working with refugee children from around the world, to 3 years as a teacher at The Language Garden, before becoming Director and Owner. She graduated from Georgia Tech with a BS degree in Applied Psychology, and completed Masters coursework in Educational Psychology at Georgia State University with an emphasis in literacy development. When she is not outdoors at the school, or hiking, she lives in Ormewood Park with her husband and two school-aged children.
Leah leads The Language Garden with more than 15 years of teaching experience. She has taught in a variety of settings, including as an Elementary Classroom Teacher at The Howard School where she collaborated with literacy and math specialists while teaching children with language based learning differences, as a Middle School Teacher at the Fugees Academy in Clarkston, GA working with refugee children from around the world, to 3 years as a teacher at The Language Garden, before becoming Director and Owner. She graduated from Georgia Tech with a BS degree in Applied Psychology, and completed Masters coursework in Educational Psychology at Georgia State University with an emphasis in literacy development. When she is not outdoors at the school, or hiking, she lives in Ormewood Park with her husband and two school-aged children.
Erin Fletcher, B.A.: 2 and 3 year old Class Teacher
Susie Antell, B.A.: 2 and 3 year old Class Teacher
Susie is a rare Atlanta native. She joined The Language Garden family as one of our parents in 2011 and then as a teacher in 2016. She holds a B.A. in Art Education with a concentration in jewelry and metal smithing. She loves creating art and is very passionate about teaching and sneaking in the learning through infinite explorations.
Susie is a rare Atlanta native. She joined The Language Garden family as one of our parents in 2011 and then as a teacher in 2016. She holds a B.A. in Art Education with a concentration in jewelry and metal smithing. She loves creating art and is very passionate about teaching and sneaking in the learning through infinite explorations.
Lauren Richardson, B.A.: 4 and 5 year old Class Teacher
Kristin Mejia, B.A.: Garden Teacher
Kristin joined The Language Garden in 2015. She holds a B.A. from The University of Georgia and lived and worked in Spain for an extended period of time. She is trilingual, fluent in Spanish, Italian and English. Kristin keeps us all in the know of plants and insects vital to the garden's health.
Kristin joined The Language Garden in 2015. She holds a B.A. from The University of Georgia and lived and worked in Spain for an extended period of time. She is trilingual, fluent in Spanish, Italian and English. Kristin keeps us all in the know of plants and insects vital to the garden's health.
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The Language Garden accepts rolling employment applications for positions that may become available. Click here to find out more.
The Language Garden accepts rolling employment applications for positions that may become available. Click here to find out more.