Kathy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and Moderate Special Needs from Wheelock College and a Masters of Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education in Reading and Reading Disabilities. She has worked in public and clinical settings as a teacher, a teacher trainer, and as a Learning Center Coordinator, as well as in private practice focusing on literacy assessment, consultation, teacher training and tutoring K-12 children. Kathy lives in Windsor, Vermont on a 40 acre vegetable farm with her husband and two teenage daughters. She also owns Braeburn Siberians, a kennel of 20 working Siberian Huskies which leads dog sledding tours, educational groups, and also participates in competitive racing. Kathy enjoys reading, sailing, kayaking and tending her perennial flower gardens.

Lesley received, from Boston University, her Bachelor of Science in Education and her Masters of Education in Curriculum and Childhood Development. She has done additional graduate level work in Movement Education and Outdoor Education, and received her Waldorf Teaching Certificate from Antioch New England Graduate School. After teaching in the public schools for many years, Lesley was a class teacher at the Monadnock Waldorf School in Keene, New Hampshire. Since then, Lesley has been a Youth Librarian at the Keene Public Library where she combines her love of children with her love of books. Lesley resides in Keene with her husband and spends her free time visiting her children, knitting, hiking, biking, skiing, and reading.

Leslie graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington, with a Bachelor of Science degree in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. She also received a Teaching Certificate through the School of Education for Grades K - 8; she took graduate classes in Alternative Education at the Waldorf Institute of Southern California and at Antioch College in Keene, New Hampshire; and she completed the Oak Meadow Correspondence Teacher Training Course for class teachers. In addition to her 20 years as an Oak Meadow teacher, Leslie is the Founder, Director and Head Teacher of “Children’s Garden” and “Little Tree Education”, which offers educational programs to groups of home-schooled students. Leslie currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana with her husband, two dogs, and two cats. In her spare time, she enjoys sharing nature with children, and taking long walks in the woods with her dogs.

Amy received a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Management from the University of New Hampshire, followed by a Certificate in Yoga Therapy and a Masters Degree in Waldorf Elementary Education from Sunbridge College. Before coming to Oak Meadow, Amy taught at the Monadnock Waldorf School for four years, carrying a class from grade one through grade four. Amy lives with her family in Keene, New Hampshire, and enjoys many nature- based activities, as well as traveling, singing, baking. and handwork.

Apple’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in Religious Studies from Yale University, as well as a Masters of Education and an Advanced Professional Certificate in Counseling Psychology for Educators, both from Lesley University. Apple has been an academic tutor in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a Sixth Grade teacher and Directing Teacher at Shady Hill School in Cambridge, and a Lead Instructor for Outward Bound. In addition to her teaching duties, Apple is the Curriculum Director and Faculty Advisor at Oak Meadow. Apple resides in Newfane, Vermont, with her family and enjoys knitting, quilting, and canoeing.

DeeDee holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and Psychology, with an emphasis in Child Development, from the University of Redlands in California. In 2000, DeeDee completed a one year Nursery/Kindergarten training in Waldorf education at the Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, California. In addition to being a K–8 teacher for Oak Meadow, she works as an Oak Meadow Assistant Registrar and is part of the Curriculum Development Team. She has also been a children’s book editor for 14 years, and has taught a class in children’s book writing at a local college. DeeDee lives with her two sons in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, and in her spare time enjoys horseback riding, gardening, and training in the martial arts with her sons.

David received an Associate Degree in Resource Management from Sterling College in Vermont, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Studies and Education from Prescott College in Arizona, and completed his studies with a Masters of Education in Elementary Education from Lesley University in Massachusetts. David spent several years as a teacher, farmer and program director at The Farm School in Athol, Massachusetts. David has also been a classroom teacher in grades two and five, and currently works with Oak Meadow students in grades 5–8. David lives with his family in Newfane, Vermont, where he is in the beginning stages of starting a farm.