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Jeanette Voss
Grade 1
Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, Ms. Voss graduated from the Rudolf Steiner Schule in Hamburg-Nienstedten and completed a Waldorf Foundation Year at Hochschulkolleg in Stuttgart. She earned a MA in translation from the University of Heidelberg. Ms. Voss completed her Waldorf high school teacher training in German and practical arts at Rudolf Steiner College. She started her career at WSL as a handwork teacher, a position she held for twelve years. She also taught German and Practical Arts at Waldorf High School of Massachusetts Bay for two years. After switching to class teaching 16 years ago, Ms. Voss has since graduated three eighth grade classes. She served as WSL’s AWSNA delegate as well as on four joint AWSNA/NEASC or AWSNA/AISNE accreditation teams. Ms. Voss has been invited as guest teacher, mentor, and evaluator at WSL as well as other Waldorf schools in the New England area. She also guest lectured at Fiber Craft Studio, Chestnut Ridge, NY, in their Applied Arts Program for Handwork Teachers. Ms. Voss’ three children graduated from WSL.

Szu-Ting Peng
Grade 2

Ms. Peng joins us from The Camphill School, Glenmoore, PA, where she served as a house parent in a residential program for children with special needs and studied Inclusive Social Development with a concentration in Curative Education. Prior to that, she served three years as a class teacher and music teacher at Li River Waldorf School, Hsinchu, Taiwan. Ms. Peng holds a Master's Degree in Waldorf Pedagogy from Freie Hochschule Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany.

Mea Hilton
Grade 4

Ms. Hilton comes to us with 12 years of teaching experience, including two years at Oxbow Schoolhouse, a developing Waldorf School serving families in the greater Worcester area. She holds a Master’s of Education, Consultant Teacher of Reading from Lesley University and received her Waldorf teacher training at Antioch University. Prior to attending Antioch University, she taught first through fifth grade in Newton, Belmont and Swansea public schools. She has also served as a US Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras, where she led workshops for teachers throughout the country. In addition to facilitating these workshops, which focused on incorporating a multi-sensory approach (visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile), she also offered parent-child classes, with a focus on nutrition.

Elizabeth Pellegrino
Grade 5

Most recently, Elizabeth Pellegrino has been assisting WSL faculty with reading support across grades 2-3. Prior to that, she served as a class teacher at our school for four years. In addition to her experience at WSL, Ms. Pellegrino has also taught at the Waldkindergarten program at Natick Community Organic Farm and taught English for five years in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Ms. Pellegrino holds a M.Ed. from Cambridge College in Cambridge, MA, a B.S. in sociology from Kenyon College, and earned her Waldorf Teacher Certification at Taruna College in New Zealand.

Joseph O’Donnell
Grade 6

Mr. O’Donnell received his B.A. in History, English and Foreign Languages at West Virginia University. While there, he pursued his life-long love of music and theater, directing choirs through high school and college and performing in children’s and community theater. Mr. O’Donnell received his M.A. in History from Harvard University, an M.A.T. in History Education from Boston University, and completed his Waldorf teacher training at the Center for Anthroposophy in Wilton, NH. He also spent a year in Paris, France as a Fulbright Scholar. He taught history, English, and drama at Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs and most recently, Waldorf High School of Massachusetts Bay. During his 13 year tenure at Waldorf High School, he integrated American Sign Language into his teaching along with practical arts such as puppetry, mask making, hand spinning, and quilting. In his roles as teacher, advisor or theater director, Mr. O’Donnell has always valued his strong connection with the students.