Donna Brooks – Early Childhood Teacher
Missy Byrne – Early Childhood Assistant
Elizabeth English – Music and Orchestra Teacher
Christine Grafft – Spanish Teacher
Nicole Griffith – Handwork; Early Childhood Assistant
Lynda Julian – Grades 3-4
Kathy Matlin – Grades 7-8
Kathy Paczynski – Grade 1 -2
Margaret Rose – German Teacher
Ieva Scoggin - Early Childhood Teacher
Sarah Westlund – Parent Child Teacher
Ilian Willwerth – Grade 5 – 6
Donna Brooks – Early Childhood Teacher
Teaching Experience:
• Began teaching at WES in 2000
• Taught 14 years in public school system in grades 3-6
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Waldorf Early Childhood Training at Lifeways in East Troy, WI
• Masters in Clinical Social Work
• Bachelor’s in Education
Missy Byrne – Early Childhood Assistant
Teaching Experience:
• Early Childhood Assistant Teacher, Chicago Waldorf School 2003-2010
• Nanny/Teacher: Waldorf-inspired childcare 200-2011
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• In final year of Waldorf teacher training – Arcturus, Chicago
• Attended University of Oklahoma in Communication Studies
Elizabeth English – Music and Orchestra Teacher
Teaching Experience:
• Began teaching at WEWS in 2003
• YMCA, Grand Haven MI – Piano & Dance Lessons
• Professional Seamstress 25 yrs.
• Pattern maker 12 yrs.
• Private piano teacher – Mt. Prospect 3 yrs.
• Private flute, violin, cello teacher 5 yrs.
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Waldorf Teacher training certificate – Sunbridge College
• Classroom music/handwork teacher – 5 yrs.
• 10 yrs. dance training
• 5 yrs. flute training
• 4 yrs. voice training
• 15 yrs. formal piano training
Christine Grafft – Spanish Teacher
Teaching Experience:
• Cesar Chavez Multicultural Academic Center, Chicago – PreK teacher, Dual Language Program 2000 – 2001; First Grade Teacher, Dual Language Program, 1999 – 2000; 1996 – 1997
• Jardin Infantil Pudu, Valparaiso, Chili – ESL Preschool Teacher 1997 -1999
• Independent English Teacher, Vina de Mar, Chile.
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Chicago State University, Chicago, IL Master of Science in Bilingual Education, 2002
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education with concentration in Spanish
Nicole Griffith – Handwork Teacher; Early Childhood Assistant
Teaching Experience:
• Began teaching at WEWS in 2004
• WEWS Extended Day Director since 2005
• Volunteer Early Childhood Assistant at WEWS
• Volunteer Parent/Child Assistant at WEWS
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Ongoing conference attendance of AWSNA-sponsored events
• BA in German Language & Literature and History of Art
Lynda Julian – Grade 3-4 Teacher
Teaching Experience:
• High School Spanish Teacher, Cloverdale H.S., Chesterfield County, VA 3 years
• Bilingual Teacher, Sunny Hill School, Carpentersville, IL 8 years
• District Translator, Barrington CUSD220, Barrington, IL 5 years
• Preschool Teacher, Barrington Park District, Barrington, IL 1 year
• Spanish teacher, Hough Street School, Barrington, IL 4 years
• Spanish Teacher, Discovery Language, 4 years
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• BA Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• MAT University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
• Bilingual Endorsement, National Louise University
Kathy Matlin – Grades 7-8 Teacher
Teaching Experience:
• Faculty Chair WEWS
• Began teaching at WEWS in 2003
• Class Teacher Grades 4-8 – Chicago Waldorf School
• Tutor – Grades 1-Adult
• Parent/Child Assistant – Baltimore Waldorf School
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Waldorf Remedial Training – Completed 1st year
• Waldorf Teacher Certificate – Emerson College
• State of Illinois Teaching Certificate – K-9
• BA Elementary Education – Northeastern Illinois University
Teaching Experience:
• Began teaching movement education at WEWS in 2007
• 1st Grade teacher at WEWS 2006-2007
• Movement Education Teacher WEWS 2007-2010
• Afterschool care for Early Childhood at Front Range Waldorf School
• Employed in day care in Colorado
• 14 years teaching experience in public and private schools
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Continuing student at Great Lakes Waldorf Teacher Training Institute
• MEd Education, Curriculum and Instruction National-Louis University
• Illinois Teaching Certificate K-9
• BS Biology
Margaret Rose – German Teacher
Teaching Experience:
• Began teaching German at Water’s Edge in 2010
• Four Winds Waldorf School, Warrenville,IL 2011
• Chicago Waldorf School, German language instructor, 2008-2011
• DANK School, Chicago, 2006 – present
• Language – Loop School, Chicago, 2007 – present
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Goethe Institut, 2010, Certificate for teaching German as a Foreign Language
• Goethe Institut, Zfa – Deutsches Auslandsschulwesen DANK School, Foreign Language seminars 2007-2009
• Violin Making School, Klingenthal Vogtland, Germany, 2001-2004
Ieva Scoggin – Early Childhood Teacher
Teaching Experience:
• Volunteer Parent/Child Assistant at WEWS, 2006-2007
• Parent/Child Assistant at WEWS 2007-2008
• Parent/Child Teacher at WEWS 2008-2011
• Robin’s Nest Preschool Teacher 2009-2011
• Language and Geography Teacher at Latvian School of Chicago, 2005-2006
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Certificate in Waldorf Teacher Training – Arcturus Chicago
• BA in Theory and Administration of Culture, Latvian Academy of Culture
Sarah Westlund – Parent Child Teacher
Teaching Experience:
• Assisted and substituted for Early Childhood teachers and assistants at Water’s Edge, 2010-2011
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, BA in French Translation and Business
Ilian Willwerth – Grades 5-6 Teacher
Teaching Experience:
• Started teaching at Water’s Edge in 2010
• Ms. Ilian’s Opportunities, Parent Education Class, Music for Young Children 2009-2010
• Sanderling Waldorf School, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, Class Teacher and Music Teacher, 2005-2009
• Waldorf School of Atlanta, Class Teacher, 2001-2005
• Windy Ridge Waldorf Homeschool, Ithaca, NY, Class Teacher, 1999-2001
• Waldorf School of the Finger Lakes, Ithaca, NY, Class Teacher and German Teacher, 1995-1999
• Chai School, Ithaca, NY, Teacher of Secular Academic Studies, 1992-1995
• Community School of Music and Arts, Ithaca, NY, Teacher of Conversational German, 1994
• Ithaca City School District, Director of School Age Child Care Program 1988-1993; Teaching Assistant 1988-1990
Education/Certifications/Degrees:
• Sunbridge College, Chestnut Ridge, NY, Waldorf teacher training. Granted certification in 1999
• State University College at Cortland, Cortland, NY, BA in Music, 1988
