Kindergarten
Susanne Hofer
Head of Kindergarten
Educator in the 'Pebbles' group
Qualifications
Degree in Early Childhood Education, FU Berlin
Specialist educator for language development, SPI Foundation, Berlin
Child protection specialist according to § 8a SGB VIII
Qualified PeKiP teacher
Background and languages
Germany: German and English
Hobbies
Gardening, flea markets, creative design of everyday objects
„Roots to grow and wings to fly.“
Annett Bergander
Deputy Head of Kindergarten
Educator in the 'Pebbles' group
Qualifications
State-certified educator, Staatliche Fachschule für Sozialpädagogik in Berlin-Buch
Background and languages
Germany: German and English
Hobbies
Gardening, reading, cooking, travelling, parlour games
"Spielen ist Nahrung für die Seele."
Ian Porter
English Teacher in the 'Pebbles' and 'Fireflies' groups
Qualifications
B.A. Germanistics, University of Washington, USA
Background and languages
USA: English and German
Hobbies
American football, reading, drawing, cycling, languages
„Learning is fun!!!“
Ulrike Aulich
Educator in the 'Fireflies' group
Qualifications
State-certified educator, OSZ für Sozialwesen II
Herkunft und Sprachen
Germany: German and English
Hobbies
Reading, creative handcrafts, fashion, bicyle riding
"I have found the best way to give advice to children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it."
Benjamin Anderson
English Teacher in the 'Fireflies' group
Qualifications
B.A. in History, University of Florida, USA
Masters Degree in Education (Pedagogy) University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Backround and languages
USA: English and Japanese
Hobbies
Singing (even Karaoke), making films, study german, organisze charity events
"Charity begins at home"
Linda Höckner
Educator in the 'Blueberries' group
Qualifications
State-certified educator, Fachschule für Sozialwesen "Edith Stein", Berlin
Background and languages
Germany: German and English
Hobbies
Handcrafting and drawing
"Kinder sind wie Uhren, manchmal muss man sie einfach laufen lassen."
Josephine Huhn
Educator in the 'Blueberries' group
Qualifications
Background and languages
Germany: German and English
Hobbies
Playing, listening to and composing music, going to concerts and exhibitions, cooking and baking with friends
„Imagination knows no boundaries."
Daniel La Monte Keeling
English and Music Teacher in the "Blueberries" group
Qualifications
MM( MFA in Drama/Musical Theater, College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, USA
BM ( Performance and Special Music Education),Wichita State University, USA
Backround an Languages
USA: English,German, French and Italian
Hobbies
The Arts, running, swimming, reading and travel
„Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age"
Nadia O.
Educator in Preschool in the 'Sailors' group
Qualifications
Teaching diploma, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Österreich
Additional qualifications in animal supported therapy/ paedagogics/ inclusion
Background and languages
Luxembourg: Luxembourgian, German, English, French and Spanish
Hobbies
Travelling, languages, music, concerts, snowboarding, hiking
„Sag es mir, und ich vergesse es; zeige es mir, und ich erinnere mich; lass es mich tun, und ich behalte es.“ (Konfuzius)
Melina C. Rutter
English Teacher in Preschool in the 'Sailors' group
Qualifications
MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction). Inland Northwest Center for Writers. Eastern Washington
University, Spokane, WA. Completion date: June 2010.
BA in Drama and Theater Arts. Columbia University, New York, NY. May 2005.
Study Abroad. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. February-June 2004
Backround and languages
USA: English and Spanish
Hobbies
Art Installation, spontaneous Art, creative writing
„The wise teacher prepares his pupils for the leisure that certainly will be theirs."