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Leiterin:
Name: Barbara Blumberg
From: Germany, lived 8 years in Atlanta/Georgia
Education: A fully educated kindergarten teacher since 1977. She has
12 years experience of kindergarten instructor.
Leads the Neuenheim-branch of DAI's International Kindergarten
Hobbies: Books, Basketball and baking
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled."- Plutarch
Stellvertretende Leiterin:
Name: Jamie Ann Payne
From: USA, American and German native speaker
Education: A fully educated kindergarten teacher since Aug. ’07
Favorite activities with the OWLS: Arts & crafts, sports, baking and
dancing
„Life is a journey, not a destination! Enjoy your life as much as you
can!“
Erzieher/innen und Betreuer/innen:
Name: Sarah-Jane Bried
From: Ireland, Irish and German background
Education: A fully approved linguistic kindergarten teacher
Special training: German as a foreign language
Hobbies: Dancing, music and reading
Name: Stephanie Vaughn
From: USA, American native speaker, half German
Education: Early childhood development teacher. Worked for the
military daycare for 6 years.
Hobbies: Dancing. Enjoys doing art projects with the children
Name: Therèse Nyström
From: Sweden
Education: Trained pre-school teacher specialised in "English as a
foreign language". Has lived and worked in England for 4 years.
Hobbies: Playing flute, Badminton, jogging and cooking
Name: Christine Sperling
From: USA, family roots in Norway/Bulgaria/France/U.S.A.
Education: B.A. Degree in Education/English Literature/Psychology.
She has experience in teaching children English both in France and in
Germany.
Hobbies: Dancing, art, reading, bike tours, voluntary work
"Teaching children their first ABCs is a joy and a privilege."
Name: Jon Heath
From: England
Education: A fully approved male day nanny
Hobbies: Outdoor activities, playing guitar
“Everyday with children is so different, I just enjoy watching them all
grow into happy young people."
Name: Megan Pownall
From: Calgary, Canada
Education: Internship at a Kinderhort (6 month) and Nanny for German
children. Soon she will be a Daycare Mother.
Hobbies: meeting new people, traveling, reading and doing anything
active outside
"We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open."
"Children teach you something new or remind you of something old
everyday."
Name: Jason Washington
From: Philadelphia, USA
Education: Jason holds a degree in journalism and has taught English
in Leipzig. He has worked as an assistant in different schools.
Hobbies: Reading, table tennis, walking/exploring, agriculture
"I believe the opinions of children can open up new perspectives and
ways of thinking for adults."
Name: Ruth Skoczylis
From: Heidelberg, with a German & British background. She lived in
England and got her qualification in child care in Preston.
Hobbies: Swimming, shopping and being creative
"A day without a smile is like a day without sunshine"
Name: Theresia Wernher
From: Germany; spent one year in England and three months in America
Education: A fully educated kidergarten teacher
Hobbies: Books & music, exploring nature and meeting with friends
"Working with children just shows you how less it needs to fill a simple
moment with joy."
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is
invisible to the eye.”
Name: William Eckel
From: USA (Scottsdale, Arizona). William has lived in Heidelberg for
three years and has worked at Owls for the past two years.
Education: B.A. Degree in English Literature
Hobbies: Music, art, traveling
Favorite activities with the OWLS: Arts and crafts, reading books,
music
Name: Shannon Yokota
From: Portland, USA
Education: Graduated from Northwest Nannies Institute. She has over 5
years of experience working with children of all age groups, much of which
has been focused on the toddler and pre-school ages. She has worked
with many of the children in both German and English.
She is the mother of one son, who is bilingual in German and English, is
learning French and soon Spanish. Shannon previously lived in Germany
and attended a Gymnasium in the Cologne area. She has enjoyed
returning to Germany and has lived in Heidelberg since January, working
in a bilingual kindergarten.
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