Our Early Childhood Teachers
Francesca was born and raised in Modena, Italy and attended the University of Bologna. She worked in the classroom in Italy from 1994 to 2010 before moving to the US. She has been with Seacoast Waldorf School since 2012. Click to read more or to contact Francesca.
Danica was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and grew up in southeastern PA for most of her life. However, her maternal grandmother lived in Cornish, New Hampshire and she relished going on family road trips to visit her and travel around New England. Her grandmother was part of the first graduating class at High Mowing Waldorf School in Wilton, NH, and her mother also attended High Mowing.
Miss Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in Early childhood education administration and has completed her Lifeways certification as part of her Waldorf training. She has been working in the early childhood field as a teacher and administrator for 18 years. Click to read more or to contact Jennifer.
Lisa Eggold grew up in Illinois and received her BA in Early Childhood Education from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in 2002. She was the lead preschool teacher at Our Savior’s Lutheran School in Springfield, Illinois, before moving to Maine to teach at Seacoast Waldorf School. Click to read more or to contact Lisa
This is Trish’s 4th year back at SWS after working for 11 years as an aftercare, nursery, and parent/child teacher. She got to explore the other side of Waldorf Education as an assistant in the grades classrooms for 2 years and is now reunited with her first love, an afternoon assistant in Early Childhood.
Christina grew up in Vermont spending her time amongst the mountains. She attended the University of Vermont where she earned a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education with a concentration in Child Development. Before joining Seacoast Waldorf School she was a Family Service Specialist with Head Start in Massachusetts.
Luna Longley grew up in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, before returning to New England to study at Boston University, earning a degree in English with a minor in Philosophy. Luna and her husband enjoyed many successful years in Portsmouth’s restaurant industry.
Amber Rounds grew up in the DC area, where she attended the Washington Waldorf School in Bethesda, Maryland from the third grade through high school. Her own positive experience with Waldorf education coupled with her love of teaching inspired her to enroll in the Waldorf Teacher Education Program at Antioch University New England, where she received a Waldorf Certificate and a MEd.
Before joining SWS, Ms. Liz worked in interior decorating and owned a café—two experiences that nurtured her creativity and love of community. As an Early Childhood assistant and the Early Childhood Extended Dat Teacher, she brings warmth, humor, and a caring presence to the classroom.