Head of School

Sabrina’s love of the outdoors began in childhood—building fairy houses, splashing through floodwaters, and jumping into leaf piles. This connection to nature shaped her path as a camp counsellor, outdoor educator, canoe trip leader, teacher, and administrator.

With a BFA in Film Production from Concordia and a background in visual art, she brings creativity and an interdisciplinary approach to education. An Ontario Certified Teacher, she taught French for nine years before shifting to outdoor, holistic learning.

A graduate of Queen’s Outdoor and Experiential Education program, Sabrina helped establish Rowan Tree’s Nature Kindergarten and Grade School before becoming Head of School in 2023. She is honored to steward the school’s vision, ensuring experiential, nature-connected, and Waldorf-inspired learning remain at its heart.

Administration and Finance Coordinator

Elaine is passionate about her work at Rowan Tree and has a background in legal, bookkeeping, and entrepreneurship. Watching the children grow is a great enjoyment for her, as well as her granddaughter attending the Forest School Enrichment Day program.

Education Director

Lead Preschool Teacher / Program Supervisor (RECE)

Elise is a registered Early Childhood Educator and has been working at Rowan Tree since 2020. One of their goals as an educator is to cultivate growth, confidence, and self-esteem in children through their exploration of the world.

Assistant Preschool Teacher (RECE)

Brielene is a Registered Early Childhood Educator with over a decade of teaching experience with older children before transitioning into early childhood education. Her time at RTCS has deepened her belief in the rich learning opportunities that outdoor and nature-based education provide. She is passionate about supporting children’s growth and looks forward to witnessing their learning unfold through play, curiosity, and exploration.  

Lead Kindergarten Teacher

Jasmine has a decade of experience working with children and adults in forest schools and wilderness settings. In her spare time she loves to weave baskets and garden.

Lead Kindergarten Teacher

Natasha works as the Lead Nature Kindergarten Teacher, where each day is an opportunity to guide children in discovering the magic of the natural world and the rhythms around us. With a heart full of wonder and a background in Environmental Studies, she nurtures their curiosity, helping them explore the beauty and mystery of nature through play and exploration.

Assistant Kindergarten Teacher

Mae has worked with children for several years with a focus on the Arts and Outdoor Education. In her spare time she loves to paint, knit and craft with natural materials.

Assistant Kindergarten Teacher

As a member of the Nature Kindergarten class, Finn brings both enthusiasm and curiosity, balancing his role as an educator with his own studies in Indigenous Environmental Studies at Trent University. A close relationship with the natural world from a young age nurtured the caring person Finn is today, and he is inspired to help foster that same sense of wonder and connection in young children. Outside of the classroom, Finn loves spending time gardening, running in the woods, playing guitar, and dancing.

Early Childhood Assistant Teacher (RECE)

Teaching and learning are big passions of Heather’s! Since graduating in 2023, she has had the pleasure of being a part of the Rowan Tree team and is always looking forward to what each day brings!

Early Childhood Assistant Teacher

With a deep-rooted history in Early Childhood Waldorf-inspired education and a lasting passion for children and nature-based learning, Chrissy is honoured to be part of the Preschool/Kindergarten team at Rowan Tree Children’s School. In this role, Chrissy contributes to fostering a nurturing and developmentally enriching environment, where play, storytelling, crafts, rhythm, and practical skills are central to each child’s growth.

Lead Teacher - Grade 1-2 / Subject Teacher

Martha is a certified Waldorf Teacher. She received her training at the Rudolf Steiner College Canada in Toronto. Before becoming a teacher at Rowan Tree, Martha was teaching penny whistle, banjo, and ukulele to all ages, as well as music and movement programs for the very youngest humans. Martha loves crafting, sewing, quilting, and all things handwork. Another of Martha's secret talents is folk dancing. Hope to see you at a dance soon!!

Lead Teacher - Grade 3-4 / Subject Teacher / Assistant Teacher - Forest School Enrichment Day

Sam has a degree in Elementary Education with an Language Arts emphasis and a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction. Her experience teaching in diverse classrooms across five countries over the past decade has deepened her passion for education and helps bring a unique perspective to the classroom and empower students to be compassionate, creative, and critical thinkers. Sam is an avid lover of the outdoors with a passion for traveling, hiking, reading, and exploring the natural world with her two children.

Lead Teacher - Grade 5-8 / Subject Teacher / Assistant Teacher - Forest School Enrichment Day

Melissa (they/them) is passionate about supporting children and youth to follow their curiosity, express themselves through arts, music, and storytelling, find compassion and understanding of their own needs and the needs of others, and embrace their roles as community leaders and changemakers. As a white settler, Melissa is grateful to be living on Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg lands in the territory covered by the Williams Treaty and to be learning about and acting out the responsibilities of this relationship.

Academic Support Teacher

Samantha has worked at Waldorf schools in Ontario and British Columbia, as well as at outdoor education centres. She is glad to be able to bring together her interest in Waldorf, forest schools, and alternative education at Rowan Tree.

French Teacher / Lead Teacher - Forest School Enrichment Day

As a recent graduate of the Trent University Bachelor's of Education in secondary English literature and French as a Second Language, Angela combines her passion for language and communication with her love of the outdoors in her teaching style. She grew up feeding her passion for bushcraft and camping and hopes to help facilitate these same nourishing experiences for all her students. In her spare time, Angela loves to paint landscapes and fill her life with music.

Subject Teacher

Jenny loves to sing, play, move, and situate herself where she may be in perpetual awe of the stunningly beautiful miracles that fill this world. She spends her days tending her garden, curiously wandering forests with the children in her life, and facilitating a local choir.

Subject Teacher / Assistant Teacher - Forest School Enrichment Day

Educational Assistant / Lead Teacher - Forest School Enrichment Day

Lucas has spent many years leading outdoor programming from forest school classes to wilderness expeditions. His greatest joy is found in watching how exposure to the natural world encourages children to develop competence in the world and confidence in themselves.

Educational Assistant

Lead Teacher - Forest School Enrichment Day

Jamie is and Outdoor Educator and Nature Based Mentor who has spent 15 years working with kids on the land.