Our Team
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Susie Antell, Lead Teacher (El Campo Verde)
Favorite thing about working with children: Exploring through their eyes so I can nurture their creativity and allow it to evolve on every level.
Fun fact about me: I have a degree in Art Education with a minor in jewelry and metalsmithing. So, basically I can weld and solder any metals.
Favorite thing to do outdoors: Anything with a tropical beach environment, especially surfing and snorkeling! -
Leah Cauley, Director
Favorite thing about Language Garden: I love that anytime I visit one of the outdoor classrooms I know that I will find myself laughing, smiling or marveling at something that the children are doing. It is such a gift!
Favorite thing about working with children: I especially love witnessing the children seamlessly share responsibilities and tasks to explore a new activity or material and then seeing the layers of imagination and cooperation that occur without noticeable explanation between the children. -
Eric Goering, Co-Teacher (El Bosque)
Favorite thing to do with children: Taking nature walks and observing the children play, dig, climb, balance on logs, etc. while being there to help them if they need assistance. The forest provides countless amounts of enjoyment, education, and opportunities for their social and physical development.
Favorite thing to do outdoors: Playing disc golf on courses in forests. Thankfully this area has plenty of them!
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Angee Hornsby, Co-Teacher (La Casita)
Favorite thing about working with children: The way they show you how to slow down and appreciate the small things. Everything is new, so everything is a wonder.
Favorite thing about the Language Garden: The people! This is such a positive, beautiful community. I learn new things every week and get to laugh and play every day!
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Marilyn McGinnis, Co-Teacher (La Casita and El Campo Verde)
Favorite thing about Language Garden: The very positive work atmosphere and the support that parents and colleagues give so freely. And, I get to be outside in a beautiful space with beautiful children all day!
Favorite thing to do outdoors: I love to hike with friends, especially in the mountains.
Fun fact about me: I have lived in Scotland and Uruguay!
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Lauren Richardson, Lead Teacher (El Bosque)
Favorite thing about working with children: I deeply admire the way children come to know their world through curiosity, play, and persistence. They are so brightly present in their moment-to-moment experiences as they build connections and ideas. I learn much being around them.
Favorite season: I really like them all, but I think Winter is my favorite season. I love how, when the little creatures and insects go to sleep, the forest opens up and we can move about the forest floor so freely.
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Sandra Rojas, Spanish Teacher (La Casita)
Favorite thing about Language Garden:
I love working in an open space with so much nature in the middle of the city and with a spectacular team of people. And the children! Their innocence, creativity and brain capacity is so powerful at these ages, and that translates into not only cognitive but also physical and emotional development.Favorite thing to do outdoors: I love to walk, observe nature in detail, and feel how my senses perceive the nature that moves around me and how I become part of it.
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Chelsea Cordero, Spanish Teacher (El Bosque)
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Johnna Gadomski, Co-Teacher (El Bosque)
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Sarah Gormley, Co-Teacher (El Campo Verde)
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Liz Hayes-Moody, Lead Teacher (La Casita)
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Rusty Hood, Co-Teacher (El Campo Verde)
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Kaitlyn Waters, Spanish Teacher (El Campo Verde)
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