Our Teachers
Amy Callinan - Four-Year-Old Educator (left)
I hold a Graduate Diploma in Primary Education and have worked in both Steiner and mainstream settings in a range of educational roles, such as a kindergarten teacher, playgroup facilitator and kindergarten assistant. My past studies have also included the part-time Ruldolf Steiner teacher training course. With five children of my own I have been involved as a parent in Steiner education for over twenty years, my own daughter attending Yandell Kindergarten in 2013/14. I am so excited to be a part of this wonderful community again but now as an educator, in this passionate and caring teaching team at Yandell Kindergarten.
Rachel Sinclair - Four-Year-Old Teacher (centre)
I was introduced to Steiner education several years ago when my children were younger and I made a decision to return to study as a mature age student in 2011. I completed four years of full time study to achieve my Advanced Diploma of Steiner Education along with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education. I began my teaching career at Briar Hill Primary School and more recently was kindergarten teacher at the Melbourne Rudolph Steiner School. I feel so blessed to be working with young children in a beautiful community and supported by a passionate team of educators here at Yandell.
Jo Stevens - Four-Year-Old Educator (right)
I am a Diploma qualified educator who started her working life as a horticulturist and it gives me great joy to share my love of plants, flowers and the natural world with our children at Yandell Kindergarten. There is wonder all around us and I feel that within a Steiner education that element is particularly honoured. It is one of the reasons both my children attend a Steiner school and why I have studied Steiner education. Thank you for entrusting your child’s kindergarten years to us.
I hold a Graduate Diploma in Primary Education and have worked in both Steiner and mainstream settings in a range of educational roles, such as a kindergarten teacher, playgroup facilitator and kindergarten assistant. My past studies have also included the part-time Ruldolf Steiner teacher training course. With five children of my own I have been involved as a parent in Steiner education for over twenty years, my own daughter attending Yandell Kindergarten in 2013/14. I am so excited to be a part of this wonderful community again but now as an educator, in this passionate and caring teaching team at Yandell Kindergarten.
Rachel Sinclair - Four-Year-Old Teacher (centre)
I was introduced to Steiner education several years ago when my children were younger and I made a decision to return to study as a mature age student in 2011. I completed four years of full time study to achieve my Advanced Diploma of Steiner Education along with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education. I began my teaching career at Briar Hill Primary School and more recently was kindergarten teacher at the Melbourne Rudolph Steiner School. I feel so blessed to be working with young children in a beautiful community and supported by a passionate team of educators here at Yandell.
Jo Stevens - Four-Year-Old Educator (right)
I am a Diploma qualified educator who started her working life as a horticulturist and it gives me great joy to share my love of plants, flowers and the natural world with our children at Yandell Kindergarten. There is wonder all around us and I feel that within a Steiner education that element is particularly honoured. It is one of the reasons both my children attend a Steiner school and why I have studied Steiner education. Thank you for entrusting your child’s kindergarten years to us.
Melinda Morriss - Three-Year-Old Ring-a-Rosie Educator (left)
My daughter started three year old kinder at Yandell 16 years ago, inspiring me to study Steiner early childhood training for a year. My son was also a Yandell boy and six years ago I became the Ring-a-Rosie Assistant. I completed Certificate III in 2012 and attended the Vital Years Steiner Conference in June 2013.
Emily Zann- Three-Year-Old Ring-a-Rosie Teacher (right)
I have been working in the Early Childhood field since 2002, and have a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood). In 2005,I attended the Steiner Early Childhood training course part-time whilst finishing my degree and completed my final placement at Yandell in 2010. I then moved to Byron Bay and was appointed Acting Director of a Steiner influenced kindergarten and day care centre. After seven years teaching in Byron Bay, I am blessed to be back in Melbourne and teaching at Yandell Kindergarten. I love the strong community surrounding Yandell and the children that evolve from this community.
While Emily is on leave, Sarah French is our wonderful teacher for the Ring-a-Rosie group.
My daughter started three year old kinder at Yandell 16 years ago, inspiring me to study Steiner early childhood training for a year. My son was also a Yandell boy and six years ago I became the Ring-a-Rosie Assistant. I completed Certificate III in 2012 and attended the Vital Years Steiner Conference in June 2013.
Emily Zann- Three-Year-Old Ring-a-Rosie Teacher (right)
I have been working in the Early Childhood field since 2002, and have a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood). In 2005,I attended the Steiner Early Childhood training course part-time whilst finishing my degree and completed my final placement at Yandell in 2010. I then moved to Byron Bay and was appointed Acting Director of a Steiner influenced kindergarten and day care centre. After seven years teaching in Byron Bay, I am blessed to be back in Melbourne and teaching at Yandell Kindergarten. I love the strong community surrounding Yandell and the children that evolve from this community.
While Emily is on leave, Sarah French is our wonderful teacher for the Ring-a-Rosie group.
