Quarry Hill School

Teaching Team

The teachers at Quarry Hill are members of a cooperative team with equal input into the school's direction regarding curriculum planning, staff development, and parent relations. Love, trust, and open communication among the staff are essential to the success of Quarry Hill's vibrant existence. Children and their families are the staff's highest priority. We believe that the way the teachers work together at Quarry Hill is an effective and important role model for the children who attend. Our teachers participate in ongoing trainings throughout the year, utilizing in-service days for team-building as well as pursuing individual professional goals. Lynn Goldsmith, Pat Horne, Rosie Lovshin, Stefany Smith and SuWhite make up our teaching team.

SuWhite joined the teaching team at QHS in 1981 and took over as director when founder Susan Borg left in 1985. Sharing books and singing with the kids at school at Circle are favorite times of day for her. Her 2 sons, now in elementary school, still return to the Quarry Hill School scene for family events and summer playgroups. Su is a singer in a 5 voice world music acappella group called Womensing and also co-directs the Allegro Choruses with Susan Borg. Su lives with her family in an off-grid solar home in the mountains.

 

 

Pat Horne has been teaching at Quarry Hill School since 1980. She is the inventor of wonderful paper projects here at school -- If it moves, jumps, wiggles, or changes, you can be sure Pat has a hand in the design! Pat is an avid organic gardener -- her seedlings and produce are often in abundance and she shares them with us all. Pat's son Matt went to QHS, and now Pat's granddaughter attends.

 

 

Stefany Smith joined the teaching team at QHS in 1987 after her 3 boys had attended QHS. Stefany is often found at the Explorations Table. Things that change, move and encourage every child to make discoveries are what are exciting here. Stefany loves color and pattern and it is evident in the many pairs of hand-knit socks and sweaters that she has made for friends, family, and neighbors!

 

 

Rosie Lovshin became a Quarry Hill teacher in 1990. Her daughters Rini and Abby are Quarry Hill alumni. During her time at Quarry Hill School, Rosie has studied and earned her CDA (Child Development Associate) certification and keeps it current through continued professional development in many different areas of early childhood education. She brings her dedication and knowledge to the whole school. Rosie loves being outside, being an avid walker outside of school, and a playyard enthusiast, no matter the temperature or the weather!

 

 

Lynn Goldsmith joined the teaching team in the fall of 1997. A love of books and her experience as a librarian have brought a wonderful sense of literature, artwork and illustration to our time with books. Lynn, foster mother for animals from the local animal shelter, shares her love of animals with the children and teachers at Quarry Hill School. Her son Noah is a QHS alum.

 

 

Shari Brown is our new administrative assistant. We are grateful for her great work as she joins our team!