This year marks Sara’s thirteenth year teaching at the Preschool. Over the years she has worked with children in Ireland, Scotland, France and the United States, both as a teacher and as a children’s librarian. As part of her ongoing fascination with education, she has visited the preschools of Reggio Emilia in Italy, established a strong relationship with a Reggio-inspired school in Northern Ireland and studied for a year with a group of Freinet teachers in France.

Sara enjoys being part of a dynamic learning community that recognizes the power of children and the magic of childhood. Her particular interests are in documentation—an extraordinarily powerful communication tool with the ability to reveal the multiple layers of learning. She is also fascinated by how children respond to a sense of place, and she appreciates being part of a community that supports learning through relationships.