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We are grateful to our teaching staff, and seek to provide competitive compensation to highly qualified, passionate, and well trained professionals.
We are now hiring an additional 3rd-5th grade teacher, read our position description
Becky comes to us with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and a Master’s Degree in Education, both from Prescott College. We were impressed with her experience working with children in a variety of settings. Becky has taught both in a Head Start program and in a bilingual kindergarten, and has also worked with children at a guidance clinic and at adventure education camps. Becky served as an AmeriCorps member at Roosevelt Elementary School in Olympia.
Becky is passionate about environmental and democratic education, and values an emergent curriculum that is hands-on and empowers students.
Jeriann holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology/Ethnobotany and Global Studies - Sustainable Development and a Master in Teaching from The Evergreen State College. She studied sustainability and community at The Findhorn Foundation in Scotland and lived in Brazil caring for children through a community service internship. Jeriann served two years as an AmeriCorps member at Roosevelt Elementary School and has taught art and gardening to children in a variety of settings in Olympia. She recently moved from Vashon Island where she taught cooperatively for three years at The Madrona School. She is passionate about sustainability and believes in providing children the opportunity to create change in their community. Jeriann values individualized, hands-on learning, and fostering the growth of the whole child.
Our teachers are supported by teaching interns and work study students from The Evergreen State College and St. Martin’s University. If you are a student of education, please consider the benefits and experience you could gain from an internship at Olympia Community School.Becky Schmid
Jeriann Schriner
Melissa Morrill
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