Spanish | English Language Development | Handwork | Games/Movement | Music/Rhythm
Teresita Landin | Spanish, Grades TK-8 & English Language Development TK-8
Ms. Landin earned her BA in Science and Elementary Education from Pacific Union College in Angwin, CA. She holds a CA Single Subject Teaching Credential in Foreign Language: Spanish.
Ms. Landin teaches Spanish to TK through eighth grade students, in addition to directing and teaching ELD courses and resource work. Before becoming Woodland Star’s full-time Spanish teacher, she was an English Language assistant, resource assistant, and substitute teacher. Teresita was also a parent at Woodland Star for four years. She brings a deep multicultural understanding to her teaching and to our community.
Jessica Lawson | Handwork, Grades 1-8
Mrs. Lawson has a BA of Fine Arts from The California Institute of the Arts, holds a CA Single Subject Art Teaching Credential from California State University of Long Beach, and a Waldorf Practical Arts Certificate from the Waldorf Institute of Southern California. Before joining Woodland Star, Mrs. Lawson taught handwork at private and public Waldorf schools in the Southern California area, including founding the Handwork Program at El Rio Community School in Los Angeles. Mrs. Lawson is passionate about bringing handwork to all children. Using the diverse world of fiber arts to reach students’ creativity, build dexterity, teach process, and show students hands-on skills like knitting, crochet, sewing, and more that will serve them their whole lives.
Mrs. Lawson grew up in Florida and is a lifelong fiber artist. She moved to California in 2009 to start her career making custom costumes for the film industry. Shortly after her daughter was born, she found Waldorf education and has been teaching Handwork ever since. When she’s not teaching, Mrs. Lawson loves to bake, garden, and work on her personal Handwork projects.
Rachel Bauer | Games/Movement
Ms. Rachel received her BA from the University of California, Fresno, and is currently enrolled at the Spacial Dynamics Institute in New York, a Waldorf movement program. Ms. Rachel has 17 years of experience as a physical educator and training program director in the North Lake Tahoe area and holds certificates in BCIP, PSIA-W, and Outdoor Wilderness Safety. Over the past few years, she was part of the Wild River Waldorf community in Truckee, CA, serving as an administrative assistant, substitute teacher, and movement and games teacher for grades 1–8.
Ms. Rachel moved from Lake Tahoe and now resides in Sonoma with her dog, Osa. In her free time, Ms. Rachel enjoys mountain biking, sailing, gardening, and volunteering at a non-profit children’s sports organization in Reno, NV.
Thea Blair | Music/Rhythm
Thea earned a BA in Education from Prescott College and a Waldorf Certificate from Rudolf Steiner College. She also holds certificates in The School for Uncovering the Voice, Spacial Dynamics Level One, and Goethean Studies—all associated with Waldorf education. When her children were young, she operated a home preschool/kindergarten for 10 years before teaching the grades. In her 30 years of Waldorf teaching, she has taught preschool through 8th grade, as well as adult classes and mentoring. She often leads group singing at conferences. All her life she has loved to sing and now she enjoys bringing the joy of singing to children. Last year, she graduated an 8th grade class at Davis Waldorf School. She has two grown children who both went through Waldorf schools and she goes backpacking with them every summer. Outside of school she enjoys nature, gardening, live theater, dancing, and games of every sort.
