"At the Giddens School, children are encouraged to be themselves yet they still have abundant guidelines and boundaries. Having my son at the Giddens School is one of the best things I can do to ensure that he grows up to be the person he’s meant to be.."

a Giddens parent

Teachers

Preschool

Zada Lofton
Young Pre-school Class
AA: Seattle Central Community College: Early Childhood Education
BA: United Theological Seminary: Religious Education
With Giddens School since: 1996

Steve Taylor
Pre-school Class
BA: Colorado State University: History
With Giddens School since: 1998

Samara West
Pre-school Class
AA: Seattle Central Community College: Education
With Giddens School since: 2005

Christa Kriesel-Roth
Pre-Kindergarten Class
BA: Arizona State University: Secondary Education
With Giddens School since: 2008

Steve Ellis
Pre-Kindergarten Class
BA: University of Washington: History
With Giddens School since: 1993

Primary

Beth Adams
Kindergarten/First Grade Class
BS: University of Vermont: Education
Certified Teacher
With Giddens School since: 2008
Portia Local
Kindergarten/First Grade Class
BA: University of Guam: Elementary Education
Certified Teacher
With Giddens School since: 2004

Rachel Donnelley
Kindergarten/First Grade Class
BS: University of Phoenix: Human Services
MA: Seattle Pacific University: Elementary Ed. and Reading Specialist, Certified Teacher
With Giddens School since: 2007

Jeffery Meyer
Second/Third Grade Class
BA: Evergreen State College: Fine Arts
MA: Antioch University: Clinical Psychology
Certified Teacher
With Giddens School since: 2009

Mandy Hubbard
 Second/Third Grade Class
BS: New York University: Elementary Education
MEd: University of Washington: Mathematics Education, Certified Teacher

With Giddens School since:2007

Reba Utevsky
Second/Third Grade Class
BA: University of Washington: Drama
MA: Pacific Oaks College: Human Development
Certified Teacher
With Giddens School since: 2003

Erin Pattishall
Fourth/Fifth Grade Class
BA: UNC-Chapel Hill: Elementary Ed and Psychology
Med: UW, IslandWood Graduate Residency: Education, Environment and Community
Nationally Board Certified Teacher, Middle Childhood
With Giddens School since: 2009

Beth Sims
K-1 Grade Class
BA: Western Washington University: Humanities
MA: City University: Leadership & Management

Certified Teacher
With Giddens School since: 2008


Classroom Assistants and
Rainbow Kids' Club

Taryn Lewis Preschool CA
With Giddens School since: 1996

Alicia Guinn RKC
BA: University of Idaho: English

MA: Southern Illinois University: English
With Giddens School since: 2007

Micah Wolfe Teaching Intern, Primary
BA: Principia College: Education and Sociology
With Giddens School since: 2008
Britt Leggett RKC
BA: University of California, Berkeley: History
With Giddens School since: 2008
Bob Kelly RKC
BA: U. of Vermont: Environmental Studies
With Giddens School since: 2009
Christy Parry RKC
BS: University of Utah: Environmental Science
With Giddens School since: 2008
Haley Wolfe RKC
BA: Principia College: Theater
With Giddens School since: 2009

Molly Morgan RKC
BA:Univ. of Michigan: History
With Giddens School since: 2009

Ashlee deQuillettes RKC
With Giddens School since: 2009
Kayla Rakes RKC
With Giddens School since: 2009
Danny Herter RKC
BA: Bennington College: Theater & Dance
With Giddens School since: 2009
Campbell Thibo RKC
BA: Western Washington State U: Music
With Giddens School since: 2009