Meet the Teachers & Staff
Whistler Waldorf School’s faculty consists of all teachers employed at the school and is responsible for delivering the Waldorf curriculum to the students. Our Administration Team works together to support the Faculty of Teachers, Board of Trustees, and Parent Council and ensures the smooth functioning of daily operations of the school, including admissions, implementation of BC Ministry of Education policies, enrollment, facility management, community relations, and marketing.
ADMINISTRATION | HIGH SCHOOL | GRADE SCHOOL | STUDENT SUPPORT | EARLY YEARS
(Last updated Oct.2020)
Administration
Rubeena Sandhu: Head of School
Rubeena Sandhu joined Whistler Waldorf School in 2015 as the Grade 6 class teacher. She led this class through to their high school years continuing as Guardian, facilitating healthy relationships in both student and parent work. Her expertise as a teacher at the Whistler Waldorf School spans both the lower school and high school, giving her first-hand experience of how our school values are implemented in the classroom. Rubeena has fostered countless relationships with students, parents and faculty and taken on leadership roles on the Board of Trustees, Student Support Executive Group and the High School Task Force.
Prior to joining Whistler Waldorf, Rubeena was a founding parent and teacher at the Cedar Bridge School in Lumby, BC, a Waldorf-inspired farm and forest-based school, where she taught Grades 1 to 7. During this time Rubeena focused on community development, healthy growth and parent education.
Rubeena holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Thompson Rivers University where she married her passion for creativity with practice. She holds a Waldorf Teachers Certificate from the West Coast Institute and continues to promote, and support, Waldorf education in BC serving as the BC Sub-Regional Representative for the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America. Rubeena has two wonderful children, one now graduated, and child in the lower school.
Jennifer Dodds: Director of Advancement
Ms. Dodds serves as our Director of Advancement. She has a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Masters of Arts Education. She has over ten years of non-profit administrative experience and extensive experience working in the education sector. Jen has been involved with Waldorf education since 2006 and currently has three daughters enrolled in the school. In addition to being a Waldorf parent, she is also a certified Simplicity Parenting Coach. Her door is always open and she warmly welcomes ideas on how we can further deepen our collective understanding of Waldorf education and child development through Parent Enrichment offerings and how we can cultivate increased community connection.
Brian Gohlke: Director of Business and Finance
Mr. Gohlke joined WWS in 2015 as the Grade 7 teacher. Brian was a class teacher at the Vancouver Waldorf School since 2007, taking a class from Grade 2 – 7 and then another class for Grade 7 and 8. He has a BA in Economics and International Business and a Diploma in Rudolf Steiner Education, having completed his Waldorf teacher training in New Zealand in 2006. Previous to his work as a Waldorf teacher, Brian worked as a class teacher for eight years at a school in Taiwan.
Maeve Bellmore: School Receptionist
Maeve Bellmore, born in Dublin, Ireland. Island hopped to London, UK, then again some (many) years later after finishing her Art degree, landed in Whistler in 2006. For the past thirteen years Maeve have been working in the hospitality and retail industry, nine years of which were managing a children’s retail store, enjoying the high paced life of sales and customer service. In her spare time she loves traveling, embracing the great outdoors and lakeside chilling. Maeve is also an artist, having had many exhibits in town, and is currently writing & illustrating children’s stories, inspired by her young daughter Areli.
Cassie Hields: Business Manager
Coming Soon!
Cristiana Spooner: Communications Manager
Cristiana Spooner has been the Communications Manager for Waldorf since May of 2019. She has a post-secondary education in Visual Design Arts and Film and 25 years of experience working in communications design, public relations & online marketing in Whistler. Cristiana also owns a social media/website design company and enjoys imparting her experience to post-secondary students at Whistler Adventure School’s Media & Marketing program as a Videography and Photography Instructor. In her spare time, she volunteers as a Girl Guides Leader and can be found cross country skiing, running and biking around Whistler with her boarder collie Chinook.
Gabriel Alden-Hull: Early Years Chair & EY Licensing Manager
Gabriel Alden-Hull joined Whistler Waldorf School in the 2020/21 school year as the Early Years Admissions Manager & Chair. Waldorf Education is the big tent where Gabriel’s wide range of curiosity and practice has found a home. Gabriel received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in music composition at SFU and went on to work in non-profit arts administration, where she discovered her interest in organizational life and human collaboration. Gabriel became a part of the Waldorf movement in 2007 as a parent at Squamish Waldorf School, and later served there as board member, administrator, and music teacher for Grades 1 – 8, earning her subject teaching certificate in music. Gabriel studied Waldorf school administration through Leading with Spirit, and attended Waldorf intensives in teaching music through the Grades. She went on to serve as Principal of Squamish Waldorf School until her move to Whistler in 2020. Outside of school, Gabriel is a dedicated student of life, enjoying exploration in the wilderness, music, writing, philosophy, the arts, literature, handcrafts, cooking, and time with family and friends.
Angela Brooks: Lower School Chair
Ms. Brooks comes to Whistler Waldorf with her family from Southern Ontario, having taught grades kindergarten to grade 6 for 13 years with the public system. She holds an undergraduate degree in child development from York University in Toronto as well as a Master’s in Education, specializing in motivation in the classroom, from Niagara University in New York State. Ange was so inspired by the Waldorf philosophy she decided to continue her teaching studies part-time at the Rudolf Steiner Institute in Toronto.
In their spare time, Ange and her family enjoy everything sporty in particular skiing, riding horses, volleyball and playing soccer.
Ali Blancher: Director of Education; HS Math & Science
Ms. Blancher’s education includes Bachelor degrees in Geography and Environmental Sciences from Queen’s University, and a Bachelor of Education from UBC. She is currently completing her Waldorf high school teacher training in math, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences at the Centre for Anthroposophy in New Hampshire.
Ali moved to Whistler in 2005, and worked as a teaching assistant in Whistler and Pemberton for two years. She first joined Whistler Waldorf in 2009 as a teaching assistant in the Early Years program and fell in love with the school. She was therefore thrilled to return as a science, math and resource teacher in 2011 after completing her Bachelor of Education. Ali gained extensive experience with adolescents over past ten years directing leadership programs, coaching field hockey and softball, and working at the Pemberton Secondary School. She loves the Whistler life with all of its outdoor activities and athletic opportunities.
Ellen Maclean: High School Chair; Math & Science
Ms. Maclean is part of our High School Science and Math teacher team as well as coordinating the High School’s curriculum as High School Chair. She has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, and a Bachelor of Education with a focus on Environmental science, Biology and experiential education. Ellen also recently completed her Masters in Education and Waldorf High School Teacher training at Rudolf Steiner College, Sacramento.
Charlotte Jacklein: French, Music, Drama & Humanities
Ms. Jacklein joined the Whistler Waldorf School faculty in 2015 as a high school humanities and outdoor education teacher. Prior to coming to Whistler, Charlotte taught in both public and independent schools, most recently at the Halton Waldorf School in Ontario as a class teacher. She has an Honours BA from University of Waterloo in English with a Minor in Peace and Conflict Studies, a Bachelor of Education from Lakehead University in English and OE3 (Outdoor Experiential Environmental Education), and a Masters of Education and Waldorf teacher training from Antioch University New England.
A Waldorf graduate herself, Charlotte is grateful that this remarkable opportunity gave her a strong foundation and inspired a deep commitment to lifelong learning. In addition to her classroom teaching, Charlotte has over a decade of experience working as a wilderness guide and outdoor instructor in Canada and internationally. Through her work with organizations such as Outward Bound and the YMCA, Charlotte has a wealth of experience working with children and youth in a wide range of settings from Australia to the Arctic. In her free time Charlotte loves exploring the great outdoors, playing with the Sea to Sky orchestra and growing tasty food with her Pemberton gardening collective.
Stephen Maskell: Math & Science
Mr. Maskell grew up in Wales and while studying at Cardiff High School he took part in an engineering competition which sparked his want to pursue a career in a technical field. Upon graduation, he went on to study Aerospace Engineering at University of Hertfordshire with an exchange year at West Virginia University in the United States. During university, Steve continued volunteering with Scouts and participating in outdoor activities. It became apparent that working with children and youth was the direction he wanted to take.
The next few years were spent working with young people and combining his love for the outdoors by managing a Scout Campsite and working in the outdoor education sector. During this time, Mr. Maskell completed a Graduate Apprenticeship in Outdoor Education. There was something missing though; that technical, analytical side wanted to be aired and so he worked at the Ministry of Defence before completing a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Steve then moved to Whistler and after working in the adult education sector at Blackcomb Aviation, he has now returned to what he loves, teaching mathematics to awesome adults of the future.
Wes Feagan: French & English
Mr. Feagan joined Whistler Waldorf School in 2013, working in student support as a classroom assistant. He brings over 15 years of experience and training working in special needs education and in children’s recreation. He completed a Bachelor’s degree at the University of Victoria, and post grad studies in Australia in group facilitation, HR and education. Although Wes was born and grew up in Toronto, he is drawn to the mountains of BC and loves his life in Whistler. Along with his wife and two children, Wes takes full advantage of the beautiful outdoor environment in Whistler through running, mountain biking, skiing, as well as playing and coaching soccer.
Andris Krumins: Math & Science
Andris Krūmins was born in England, but raised in Ontario. As an undergraduate, Andris studied Physics and Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario. After a summer internship at the TRIUMF particle accelerator located in Vancouver, Andris moved back to Ontario to attend graduate school at the University of Toronto, where he earned an M.Sc. in theoretical Particle Physics, an M.A. in the History and Philosophy of Science, and a Ph.D. in the History of Physics.
Ever since his own days in high school, Andris knew that he wanted to become a teacher. After working for a few years as a lecturer at Ryerson University and Queen’s University (where Andris collaborated on a neutrino experiment that would later win the Nobel Prize), he returned to the University of Western Ontario for a Bachelor of Education. Andris spent thirteen years teaching secondary school Math and Physics in Ontario before relocating to Whitehorse where he worked for the Yukon Department of Education for three years. In his spare time, Andris loves playing jazz on guitar or bass. Andris also plays the organ, and he is an avid skier.
Olivia Hanna: Grade 1
Ms. Hanna joined Whistler Waldorf School in 2019 as a Substitute Briar Rose teacher. Prior to joining WWS, Ms. Hanna studied Eurhythmy in Switzerland, Germany and New York for almost 5 years, including going on tour and giving eurhythmy performances in Europe, USA and Canada. She taught eurhythmy in Grades 1–8 at Waldorf Academy in Toronto, where she was also formerly a class teacher for Grades 1 and 2 before beginning her eurhythmy training. She has been a Substitute Teacher at the Toronto Waldorf School in a range of subjects, spanning Early Years to Grade 8. Ms. Hanna has designed and led innovative Waldorf summer camp programs with a focus on movement and outdoor education together with arts and literature. She has been an active member of the Therapeutic Circle at Waldorf Academy and acted as a delegate to the Association of Waldorf School of North America.
Ms. Hanna holds a B.A. in General Arts from the University of Guelph, Ontario and a Diploma in Rudolf Steiner Education from Taruna College, New Zealand. She also completed a 4-year Diploma in Eurhythmy from Eurythmeum CH, Switzerland and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Stage Eurhythmy from Eurhythmy Spring Valley, New York. She is an alumna of the Toronto Waldorf School. Ms. Hanna enjoys travel, hiking, camping and skiing.
Georgia Johnson: Grade 2 Co-teacher
Ms. Georgia Johnson is delighted to join the faculty at Whistler Waldorf School. She recently returned to BC after completing a Master’s Degree in Waldorf Education in Stuttgart, Germany. During her training, Ms. Johnson complete two practica teaching at the Whistler Waldorf School in Grades 1 and 3. Prior to her teaching career, Ms. Johnson completed a BFA in Theatre at New York University. Her passion for creativity, combined with her love of learning have found a natural synthesis in Waldorf Education.
Megan-Anne Perrin: Grade 2 Co-teacher
Ms. Perrin grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. Megan-Anne studied at Kansas State University, where she competed for four years at the national level as an NCAA Division I athlete in cross country and track & field. She graduated in 2010 with a B.S. in Advertising and minor in Fine Art, and again in 2012 with a M.S. in Health Communication and Graduate Certificate in Technical Writing and Professional Communication. Disenchanted with both the achievement gap in the American public school system and the traditional pathway to teacher certification, Megan-Anne pursued her post-baccalaureate education degree through Teach for America and Rio Salado College, becoming a certified elementary teacher in 2014.
The unexpected loss of her father at the age of 24 was pivotal for Megan-Anne. Wrapped in her students’ love and fueled by the purpose of her work, she continued teaching and studying for two years post-loss before fully attending to her healing journey. Her journey led her to the mountains, the mountains led her to biking, and biking drew her to Whistler.
Six years later, Megan-Anne remains in Whistler. After spending a handful of years in the U.S. and BC public school systems, Megan-Anne’s creativity, intellectual curiosity, and value for balance & community have inevitably drawn her to Waldorf. She is presently immersed in gratitude & wonder as she begins her Waldorf training through the West Coast Institute. She will join the Whistler Waldorf School full-time as a classroom teacher in September 2021.
When she is not teaching, Megan-Anne enjoys downhill & trail biking, snowboarding, hiking, trail running, and spending time with both loved ones and her beloved cat Ember.
Mollianne Reynolds: Grade 3 & 4
Ms. Reynolds is caring, creative and dedicated. She combines a firm hand with a sense of humour to make her an adored teacher and faculty member. Mollianne attended Waldorf schools in Vancouver, Germany and Toronto, and after a few years in the health and vitamin industry and at a bio-dynamic farm, she decided to become a Waldorf teacher herself. With a Bachelor’s degree in English under her belt already, she completed a 2-year Waldorf Teacher Training program at the world’s first Waldorf Teacher Training Institute in Stuttgart, Germany.
Mollianne joined Whistler Waldorf in 2004 as a class teacher for a Grade 6 to 7 before taking on a Grade 1 in 2006. After taking this class to Grade 6 and another class from 2-4, she most recently indulged her creative side, focussing on the handwork curriculum from grades 1-7. She looks forward to returning to class teaching with Grade One this year. In addition to exploring the fabric arts, Mollianne enjoys creating in chalk, watercolour, pencil and sometimes even music. When not at school, she can be found inventing children’s stories and cuddling with her two dogs in Pemberton.
Nina Moore: Grade 5
Ms. Moore joined the Whistler Waldorf School in 2010, working in the Early Years department as a Preschool teacher, Parent-Child program facilitator and Kindergarten teacher.
She completed her Waldorf Grade School Teaching Certificate in 2015, through studying at the West Coast Institute and the Rudolph Steiner Centre, Toronto, and took her first Grades class in 2017.
She has two children enrolled in the school.
Tracey Sheppard: Grade 6
Ms. Sheppard joined WWS in 2017. Prior to this, she taught grades 4-7 as well as Health and Physical Education at an independent school on the east coast of Australia. Tracey has a degree in Biology from the University of Victoria, a coaching diploma through the National Coaching Institute and a graduate diploma in teaching from Griffith University in Australia. Since her return to Canada, Ms. Sheppard has also studied special education and is currently enrolled at the West Coast Institute where she is continuing her teacher training in Waldorf Education.
When Tracey is not in class, you will find her playing outside with her family, stretched out on the yoga mat, or hidden away with a good book.
Amy Wells: Grade 7
Ms. Wells has fond childhood memories growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador. Following her Bachelor of Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Amy moved to Toronto to study at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. The call of the ocean enticed her to travel west and she settled on Vancouver Island. Amy began a small Naturopathic Medical clinic and practiced for five years.
When researching schooling options for their older son, Waldorf education was discovered and Amy was inspired to begin her second career. Amy completed her Waldorf Grades Teacher Training with the West Coast Institute of Anthroposophical Studies. She joined the faculty of the Comox Valley Waldorf School in September 2012 as Kindergarten Assistant. The following year she began teaching a Class One and has guided them through the grades. In June 2020, she graduated her Grade 6-7 class. Amy and her family have moved to Whistler to continue their journey in Waldorf Education.
Special Subject Faculty
Romy Grayson: Practical Arts & Handwork
Ms. Grayson joined Whistler Waldorf in November 2016. She has worked as a certified Carpenter in the Whistler area for over 10 years and prior to that, was an Administrative Assistant and Event Manager for over 13 years. Romy was born in Eastern Germany and grew up in Stuttgart. She decided to come to Whistler with her dog in 2006 on a Work and Travel Permit and never left. She is now Canadian and has her daughter attending the school.
Yuko Iwanaga: Strings
Ms. Iwanaga has been supporting the High School strings since September. Yuko studied the Suzuki Method in Japan and completed a post graduate No 4. After completing Suzuki Method, she played in a String Orchestra and a quartet before coming to Canada for the mountains. She has been teaching violin privately for many years in the Sea to Sky corridor and created the Sea to Sky string orchestra to share her passion for music in ensembles. In her free time, you can find her in the coast mountains and in the U.S. backcountry skiing, climbing and hiking. And if she doesn’t have a committed performance soon, she skateboards and mountain bikes. She lives with her husband and two cats in Squamish.
Rachel Colvin: High School Arts
Rachel Colvin is from Australia with her husband, Mark, and their 3 kids (Kai, gr6, Jackson, gr5, and Summer, gr4). For the past 13 years they have lived near Melbourne, Australia, where Rachel has worked as a teacher, and Mark as a Chiropractor. Their children have grown up attending a Waldorf school. Returning to North America this year, their decision to move was prompted by the desire to be closer to their parents.
Rachel began her teaching career in Arizona, having graduated with a double degree in Art: Fine Art, and History: International Studies, with a minor in Spanish, and has completed many trips volunteering in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Rachel loves the outdoors, is passionate about caring for the environment, loves cooking from scratch, all things art, sewing, movies, books and board games, especially Scrabble and Settlers of Catan. She also has an innate desire to make the world a better place. Most recently she worked with Equality Australia to stand up for the dignity, value and rights of the LGBTQ community.
Katherine Fawcett: Lower School Music
Ms. Fawcett has been teaching music for over 30 years. She began as a piano teacher, and moved into violin and voice at Whistler Waldorf School. Katherine has lived all over Canada, including Montreal, Yellowknife, Calgary and Canmore, and even spent several years in Japan where she taught English. She and her husband currently live in Squamish with their children Jack and Lilah. Katherine is also a yoga enthusiast, trail runner, skier, an award-winning writer and a member of the Sea to Sky Orchestra.
Edrie Henderson: Special Education Assistant
Ms. Henderson provides teaching support to our Grade School and High School students. She has a BSc from UBC in Physiological Psychology, a Diploma in Outdoor Recreation Management from Capilano College and a Diploma in Special Education for Teaching Assistants from Kwantlen. Edrie worked as a Wilderness Trip Leader for five years in the Whistler and Pemberton area taking at risk youth on extended wilderness canoe, backcountry skiing and backpacking trips. Ms. Henderson has also worked with youth in remote areas of Alberta and has worked over 20 years as an educational assistant and private tutor.
Edrie grew up in Vancouver and now lives in Pemberton with her husband. She has a son and a daughter. Ms. Henderson is excited to be living where she used to work and is especially happy to be working at the Whistler Waldorf school.
Megan Hewitt: Special Education Assistant
Ms. Hewitt provides learning support for our lower school as a classroom assistant. She earned her BA in Journalism from California State University, Chico in 1995 and completed her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential in 1998. She taught grade school for seven years and loved the challenges, opportunities and learning it brought into her life.
Once in Whistler, which she has lovingly called home since 2005, she began work at the Whistler Youth Centre and LUNA (Late & Unique Nighttime Alternatives) designing programs for youth. At this time she started a family with her husband, Lon. Her daughter Lola, and son Niko, both attend Whistler Waldorf. Living in the snow-covered mountains has been a childhood dream since riding ski lifts in California, Utah and Colorado on family ski trips. And although living in Whistler is her dream come true, she still loves to soak up the sun, ride the waves and spend time with family in California.
Ute Grimm: Early Years Centre Spring Creek Teacher
Mrs. Grimm moved with her family from Germany where being a Waldorf alumnus herself, she completed her Eurythmy training in Stuttgart and taught Euythmy for more than twenty years. Following this, she turned to her long time passion of helping children with special needs and completed a post graduate diploma for Waldorf Class Teachers, as well as a Certificate in Remedial Education. Mrs. Grimm worked as a full time Remedial Specialist at the Vancouver Waldorf School for five years, and then stepped into a class teacher position. Her deep understanding of anthroposophy, her remedial background, her rich experience in Eurythmy and, last but not least, raising four children has contributed to her success in teaching, remedial work and consulting with parents.
Ute has enjoyed continuing her teaching career at the Whistler Waldorf School as Eurythmy and Remedial teacher, as well as getting to know the Whistler Waldorf School community. Ute has been appointed as our school’s 1st Liaison to the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America.
Ms. Lancaster: Briar Rose Kindergarten Teacher
Ms. Lancaster is thrilled to join the Early Years teaching team of the Whistler Waldorf School. Prior to coming to Whistler, she taught both Junior and Senior Kindergarten as well as Grade Three at Crofton House School in Vancouver. She has a BA from the University of British Columbia with a major in visual arts and a BED from UBC with a focus on elementary arts-based education.
While growing up on Vancouver Island, Ms. Lancaster had the opportunity to attend unrise Waldorf School during her elementary years. The rest of her childhood was spent in the West Kootenays, where she had the unique opportunity of attending a wilderness school. Prior to her teaching career, Ms. Lancaster lived in Calgary and gained ten years of experience in private childcare; including daycare, summer camps, tutoring and nannying. She also volunteered at the children’s art gallery and ran a darkroom and taught photography classes at Windsorhouse.
When Ms. Lancaster is not teaching, you might find exploring the outdoor wonders that Whistler has to provide, such as snowboarding, mountain biking and paddling with her son. Her passion for working with the early years as well as the arts support her in bringing a sense of wonder, curiosity and play into her classroom.
Orsa Horvath: Little Cedars Teacher
Ms. Orsa first joined the Whistler Waldorf School in 2010 and was deeply moved by the peaceful setting offered to the children, as well as the ideas and philosophy behind Waldorf Education, which reminded her of her own childhood in Europe. Although she first completed a Business Degree at the Budapest Business School in Hungary, she had always felt a strong desire to work with children.
Orsa moved to Canada in 1999 and worked for Whistler Blackcomb, coaching skiing for 14 years, working with children between 3-12 years of age. She completed a TESOL Diploma at Vancouver Community College, and taught ESL in the summer months in Whistler. Orsa completed her Early Childhood Education certificate in June 2013 and has completed her Waldorf Early Years training in May 2015. She loves the active outdoor life in Whistler, which fits perfectly with the Waldorf Early Years curriculum of closely following the beautiful changes that take place in our surrounding natural environment.
Akiho Matsunaga: Early Years Assistant
Ms. Matsunaga has worked with young children over 25 years in Japan, Canada and Indonesia as a teacher and cultural exchange facilitator. After completing ECE diploma and BA in Child and Youth Care at Malaspina University-College on Vancouver Island, she moved to Whistler in 2001, drawn to the beauty of the summer mountain’s nature. Since then, Ms. Matsunaga has worked for daycares and preschools in Whistler and Pemberton as a teacher, HR assistant and supported child care workers. She started substituting at Whistler Waldorf in 2012 and became an Assistant Preschool and Kindergarten teacher since September 2018. Originally from Hiroshima, Japan, she obtained a BSc in Biology from Shimane University. She lives in Whistler and enjoys family rock climbing, as well as growing vegetables at Community Garden during summer. Ms. Matsunaga has two children that attend Whistler Waldorf.
Karina Pena: Early Years Assistant
Ms. Pena has nearly 15 years of experience as an assistant teacher and co-teacher in both the playschool and kindergarten classes at Whistler Waldorf. She completed her ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) certification in 2010, and continues to work towards her Waldorf Teacher Training – Early Childhood certification each summer. She has several years experience as a nanny, and also worked at Whistler Blackcomb. Karina is originally from Peru.
Tracy Graham: Little Cedars Teacher
Tracy has been working on and off at WWS since 2003 and first discovered Waldorf education while working at a daycare in Nelson. She immediately fell in love with the philosophy and the warm, nurturing classroom and when she initially stepped into the Nelson Waldorf Kindergarten, it felt like coming home. There was bread making, storytelling and lots of singing. A move to Ottawa the next year, Tracy worked as a Waldorf Early Years Assistant at Ottawa’s Parsival Waldorf School. When she returned the next year, she was excited to hear about Whistler’s Waldorf School.
A lifelong learner, Tracy has an ECE Teacher Certificate and Bachelor of Education. Over the years she has taught Kindergarten and Playschool, and now is the Lead ECE teacher at the Early Years Center. She loves working and playing in Whistler with her husband and daughter – skiing, hiking together and spending time camping. When Tracy is not outside, you will find her on a yoga mat or baking sweet treats for family and friends.
Heather Mackenzie: Early Years Centre Spring Creek Teacher
Ms. MacKenzie is a teaching assistant providing student support and assistance with the Early Years program. Growing up in the highlands of Scotland, Heather fell in love with Whistler when on holiday almost 10 years ago, and made it her mission to one day call this place home. In March 2019, she moved to Pemberton with her husband and dog; they love the beauty, serenity and the incredible outdoor activities. In 2015 Heather graduated from Strathclyde University with a BSc in Prosthetics and Orthotics. She then went on to work in hospitals and specialist schools as an Orthotist for two years, before switching careers and working at a Camphill Community in rural Scotland.
Heather is currently doing an ECEA course as she is passionate about the Waldorf ethos.
