Marc received his BA degree at Franklin & Marshall College and his M.Ed. and Waldorf Certification degrees at Adelphi University, in Garden City, NY. Marc began his teaching career at The Waldorf School in Lexington, MA. In 1981, he took his first class at the Pine Hill School in Wilton, NH, where he was a class teacher for 12 years. Marc returned to Lexington School to graduate his second class. In 1999, lured by the red rocks and former colleagues, Marc joined the Terra Rosa Charter School. In 2005, Marc became the Pedagogical Director at the Desert Marigold School in Phoenix. After two years, he returned to private Waldorf education, joining the Cedarwood Waldorf School in Portland, Oregon as the 6th and 7th grade teacher. For over twenty years, Marc has enjoyed working closely with teachers as a mentor and evaluator through Antioch, ARRTEC, and the Sacramento Training Programs. Over the years, Marc has lectured on the Waldorf curriculum and child development. Outside of the classroom, Marc enjoys hiking and canoeing with his wife Pam.
 

Looking out into the beauty of the desert from her classroom window while spending time with these remarkable children, Deborah is pleased to be near nature and teaching at a school with conscious, green intentions. She began her journey into teaching with a BA in education from Westminster College in PA, and shortly afterwards, moved out west to Flagstaff, Arizona, where she acquired her AZ state teaching credential. Here, she spent a year as a Kindergarten assistant in a Montessori school, and soon received the honored opportunity to descend into the Grand Canyon and teach in the Kindergarten with the Havasupai people.

She relocated in Prescott, and was then introduced to Waldorf education for the first time while assisting a master Waldorf teacher in her 2nd/3rd grade private classroom. Soon, she was offered a position at Terra Rosa in Sedona as the first grade teacher. After teaching there for a year, Deborah was re-introduced to Montessori education, and went on to teach at Sedona Charter School for five years. She became Montessori certified in the 6-9 age group, served as the Principal Educator for one year, and finished her Master's of Education degree. Now Deborah is pleased to have re-entered the Waldorf teaching sphere, yet bring her understanding of Montessori education, as well. She has received two separate week-long intensive trainings at the Rudolf Steiner College. When not in the classroom, Deborah enjoys nature, organic gardening, backpacking, kayaking, yoga, biking, music, and dancing.

Karen was born and raised in New York City and graduated cum laude from Queens College C.U.N.Y with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a minor in secondary education. In the arts her areas of concentration were in oil painting and black and white photography. Karen loves working with children and has a great deal of experience in various educational settings. She has worked at Morningstar Childcare, a Waldorf early childhood program, as well as at the Headstart preschool as a teacher’s aide, Red Rock high in the special education department and is currently at Integrated Preschool working with both general population as well as special needs children. She has also taught art to both children and adults. She is a great supporter of the Waldorf education and her eldest children attended Terra Rosa for several years. Karen’s daughter Emma will be in fourth grade at Desert Star and she feels fortunate that her life will be enriched by the things a Waldorf education has to offer.