Hannah Gunasekara was born in San Diego, California. From a young age, she was imaginative and creative, drawing and spending hours making up stories for her dolls. Her favorite place was the beach, where she always felt at home. She attended San Diego Waldorf School, where her mother was a kindergarten teacher and her father […]

Julia Kim Biddle was born and raised in San Francisco and was seeking a school with a strong community where her children had more access to nature and diversity of thought. She holds a BFA in Textile Design from the Rhode Island School of Design, an MA in Visual Criticism from the California College of […]

Having grown up in California’s stunning landscapes, Liz’s childhood summers in Yosemite Valley fostered her deep love for nature. She earned a BA in Visual Communications from UC Davis and spent over a decade creating multimedia marketing campaigns for a Silicon Valley health technology company. Her journey to Live Oak began when she enrolled her […]

Huckleberry Preschool Teacher Kristen Rice and her husband Michael Rice, grew up in the rural Midwest, and were drawn to LOWS because of its 40-acre campus, the opportunity for children to deeply engage with the outdoors, and because of the LOWS commitment to offering a traditional and flexible Waldorf Education during a time when Waldorf […]

Desiree currently holds an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and is pursuing her Bachelor’s degree. Prior to joining LOWS, she actively participated in her daughter’s classes as Lead Art Docent and party planner. She has volunteered in their school for 7 years! Her biggest joy with supporting classrooms has been watching them grow from […]

Justine grew up in the Bay Area in a family of artists and performers. From a young age she recognized the ways that art works upon the soul, and she enjoyed a first career as a professional ballet dancer. Justine discovered Waldorf Education and LOWS when she began her own family. She was drawn to […]

Rose is a Live Oak Waldorf School alum having attended Kindergarten through 8th. After graduating she attended a local high school and went on to earn a degree from Chico State. From there she moved abroad to Turkey where she lived for just over 4 years. While in Turkey she taught English mostly in preschool […]

Ashley is Canadian born but grew up in the Sacramento area. Ashley came to Waldorf education while living in Huntington Beach and searching for a preschool for her first child. There she found a Waldorf inspired preschool and as they say, the rest is history. She instantly fell in love and she began her lifelong […]

Noelle has been teaching young children since 1996 and holds a B.A. in Spanish and a B.A. in Psychology from Humboldt State University and a Bilingual Teaching Credential from UC Davis. After graduating, Noelle began her teaching career in the private school sector; working with “alternative” schools where honoring the whole child and nurturing lifelong […]