Giovanni
Giovanni is our Kindergarten and Spanish teacher. He started in child care in 2009, and joined The Cottage team in 2013…and then took a five year hiatus in NYC! We are glad to have him back on the team as he returns to his natural fit in teaching. His Kindergarten classes are interactive and fun, making it a joy for the children to learn and thrive in their new language skills. We love having him here as he adds an element of theatre, drama, creativity & fun!
Haley
Haley has been at the Cottage since she was five weeks old! She is Sue’s younger daughter and Hannah’s sister. She will be teaching Green Class for us again this year, and those kids are lucky to have her . Haley has years of experience teaching every different age group here. She is one of the most passionate, creative, motivated teachers we have had! The kids LOVE her and she appreciates their humor and wonder and curiosity in learning!
Lisa
Lisa is wonderful! She has been with our Cottage family for over 30 years! Lisa has her own two daughters who are grown now, but they both worked at the Cottage too. She has her Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice and many years of experience with different aged classes We are grateful to have her with us. She is subbing for us this year, which is a great comfort to us !
Sven
Sven is our Purple Class teacher, our bus driver and he’s been a parent at the Cottage for several years! We are super excited to have another male teacher on staff. His humor and friendliness are a huge benefit to us. He is passionate about teaching and excited for his fourth year. His past experience includes working with youth with horses.
Ashley
Ashley is subbing for us this year. She has worked for us for many years and we love having her. She is compassionate and kind and great to work with! She loves creating an atmosphere that is creative and fun for our kids. She has two sons and enjoys the farm life out in Alfalfa.
Cooper
Cooper attended the Cottage as a young girl. She has worked here now for several years and knows exactly how to help. It has been fun to watch her grow up to become an employee here.
Alli
Alli also came to the Cottage as a child. She stepped right up to the plate this summer and joined our team ! She quickly became someone we depended on.
Avery started at the Cottage this summer as an afternoon aide and has quickly proven herself to be hardworking and fun to work with.
Monica
This is Monica’s sixth year teaching for us. She is teaching Yellow Class this year. She graduated from OSU with her degree in Early Childhood Education. We are so pleased to have her here. She enjoys teaching and the kids really respond to her teaching style. As a good teacher should, she is constantly learning and open to new ideas.
Ruby attended the Cottage as a little girl, as well as her mom, aunts, and cousins. She is now working for us and we are so happy to have her back! Fluent in Spanish, she is teaching it this summer to the kids.
Emma
Emma has been working for nearly a year now at the Cottage and has an exceptional attitude & works hard.
Serenity attended the Cottage as a young girl, and we are happy to have her back. She asks to do the hard stuff and does it well. So impressed.
Yuliia
Yuliia brings so much joy and teamwork to our school. She has her Master’s Degree in Physical education with children. She also can speak three Languages and is amazing at cooking and gardening. She works in the Red Class with Liberty. We love having her!
Ellie
Ellie attended the Cottage as a young girl. The kids love having her gentle spirit and warm, nurturing personality.
Samantha started work here this summer as a 3 year teacher. She has a BA in social sciences, with a minor in human development & family sciences. She has had experience as a behavioral interventionist and a case manager at the Academy of Sisters.
Lily has been working here for about 8 months and we adore her. Great attitude and hard worker.
Taylor attended the Cottage as a kid (as did her mom, aunt, and cousins!) and we love having her back! She knows what to do and does it well.
CharLee
CharLee has been here for just about five years and has worked in many different capacities; in the kitchen and various classrooms and outside. She loves the kids and is interested in their lives and how to help them be better and happier people.
Dani
Dani is our Spanish Teacher and has an immeasurable amount of affection and attention for the children.
Hadley
Hadley also came to the Cottage when she was a child. Hard to believe she’s an employee now, but we appreciate having her.
Lola started work this summer, much to our delight, as she is motivated and has so much initiative to help with all things, especially organizing!
Maddie is just beginning her journey at the Cottage with us! She has years of experience of teaching littles and absolutely loves them! We are excited to work with her as teacher of the Blue Class.