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Teacher/Director - Marlene Hall 

Marlene is an experienced parent, teacher and administrator.  She has a BA in Social Studies and an MA in education and curriculum development.  She has over 23 years experience in preschool and public school education.  Marlene has been the teacher/director of Grace Cooperative Preschool for over 15 years.

 

 

After School Program Teacher/Part-time Teacher - Meg Fiset

Meg is a past parent of Grace and when her two daughters graduated we just couldn't let her go.   Meg has a background in early childhood education and is also actively involved in the public schools and girl scouts.  Meg and Marlene teach the After School Program on Wednesday afternoons.   Meg also has many animals including a dog and turtle who frequent the school.

 

Music Teacher - Lavenia Black

Lavenia is a past grandparent of Grace and the adopted grandparent to all the Grace children.  Lavenia is extremely musically talented and teaches piano lessons privately.  She provides piano accompaniment to music time on Wednesdays and Thursdays and takes groups of four children on Fridays for "Small Rhythm Band" which introduces children to new instruments, rhythms, and scales.

 

Cooking/Special Project Teachers - Joan Larson and Margaret Handelman

Joan and Margaret provide wonderful and tasty projects for the children.   Working individually or in small groups, the children love the extra attention they receive from Joan and Margaret.

 

Support Teacher - Ethel Vaughn

Ethel is a past elementary school teacher and volunteers in the Tuesday/Thursday class.  Ethel is another adopted grandparent to the children and they love reading with her, playing with her and sharing their day in many ways with her.