We are a small, special group!
The Garden School participates in regular 4-c inspections. Members of our staff are trained in C.P.R. and first aid. We participate with the child care food program for the state of Indiana and receive regular state inspections for our food service. We also have local health department inspections. Asking to view our log of inspections is available at any time! We're messy, but that's the way kids like it!
Meet our Staff!
Edith
St. Louis, received her baccalaureate degree from Loretto Heights College
in Denver, Colorado with a major in Art and a minor in Spanish. Mrs. St. Louis is a
licensed teacher who has taught everything from two year old art to college
instruction. She has taught in several states for over forty-five years. Edith has
been a resident of Evansville for over 40 years. Edith is an artist, she enjoys
reading, films, the natural world, gardening, exercise including weight training
and yoga and travel. She is
widowed from Dr. Ralph St. Louis, a professor of English at the University of
Evansville. They have three grown children, Francie, a writer and mother of
three,
Justine, a pianist and teacher and mother of two, and Regis, a father of two who travels and
writes for The Lonely Planet.
Judy Lyden
has been providing child
care at the preschool age since 1983. She has a special interest in children who need an alternative approach to education through a high
energy, tactile or kinesthetic learning. She received her baccalaureate degree
from the University of Evansville. Judy writes a blog. She has been an
early childhood writer for twenty years. You can view her work on any Internet search engine.
She enjoys writing fiction, cooking, gardening and maintaining her ancient
home. She is
married to Terry Lyden. They have four children: Brendan, who builds and
operates Proton Therapy units (cancer treatment), Katy, who works a Senior
Safety Speacialist, Molly, our Garden School administrator, and Anne,
who
is preparing to attend IU grad school in Arabic studies. Anne has been a
professional chef since she was 16.
Amy Russell is a
lighting bolt teacher. She teaches word power and handwriting, music, music
appreciation and instruments. She brings a knowledge
of music and theater to the school. Amy is a jack-of-all-trades and can easily
teach any subjects. She is married to Phil, a nurse, and they have two grown
children and one young son. The family resides in Evansville.
Miss Molly
is our school administrator. With a degree in counseling and psychology in progress, she has been working in
childcare for nearly twenty years. Miss Molly is interested in the psychology of the
child and has a one in a million understanding of children. She has been
with the Garden School since it began. She is an excellent artist and her work
can be seen at the Garden School. She includes a wonderful understanding
of the home and she brings to the Garden School a management we could not do
without. She is adept at gardening, cooking, buying and time management. She is
married to Rob Snyder and they have three children, Jack, William, and Robby. They live in Newburgh.
Mr. Denny comes to us from the ARC Center in Evansville. He is a licensed teacher, a fireman and an Emergency Medical Technician. He is splendid at teaching our young children arithmetic. He is particularly interested in getting children involved in play that becomes work. He is a project oriented teacher. Mr. Denny teaches natural science, health, and environment. He is an especially fun person on field trips.
Mr. Terry is our finance general and one of our afternoon teachers. He is married to Miss Judy, and is an excellent husband to her. He is a retired history professor and computer whiz. His interests are film, books, exercise and how things work.