Marianna and her family have been members of the Live Oak Waldorf School community for over eight years. Throughout this school year, she has served as Live Oak’s Grades Support Teacher, a position that has afforded her opportunities to teach, assist, and observe classes across all eight grades. She also serves as Live Oak’s Pentathlon […]
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 […]
Karina Osti concluded her Waldorf training in Rudolf Steiner College in California, having previously been a Montessori teacher in Florida. She taught the now graduated Birch Class from second to fifth grade at LOWS. During her time away from Live Oak, she briefly worked a corporate job, then returned to teaching at a local Waldorf […]
Rev Bowen holds an MA degree in Human Development from St. Mary’s University in St. Paul, MN and a Waldorf Teaching Certificate from Rudolf Steiner College. He has graduated three classes at Live Oak Waldorf School, been the Pedagogical Development Director and served one year as Administrator. Rev Bowen rejoined Live Oak in 2023 Contact […]
Sarah Dunbar is in her third journey through the grades with Maple Class. While most of her time at Live Oak has been devoted to class teaching, she also led the parent-child program for three delightful years. In addition to teaching, Sarah serves as a teacher training practicum supervisor, observation host, teacher mentor, and in […]
Contact: JGrutzmacher@liveoakwaldorf.org
Veronica Wetterstrom has been part of Live Oak Waldorf School since 2002 when her family moved to the foothills to enroll their children. Whether volunteering in the classroom or chaperoning on field trips, Veronica loved the variety of rich, hands-on experiences that she, as a parent, got to explore alongside her children. By 2010, Veronica […]
Karra grew up in Southern California and moved northward in the 90s for college at San Jose State University where she received a degree in Anthropology and Comparative Religious Studies. Having moved from the Bay Area to the Sierra Foothills, she was drawn to Waldorf Education as a parent in 2014 when her oldest child […]