
Meet our Faculty and Staff
1st Grade Teacher
Amanda Schmidt
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What attracted you to CCS?
There are many things that led me to Constellation Charter School, but at the heart of them is getting the chance to be a part of a school that views children as unique individuals and meets them where they are, not only academically, but socially and emotionally as well.
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What do you love about teaching
Why do I love teaching? It seems like such a simple question, but for me it’s difficult to put into words. I do love it for the reasons most people think of. I love working with children. I love getting the chance to make a difference; it’s magical to help a child realize just how much they’re capable of. It is these things, yet so much more. When I’m in the moment, teaching and working with students, not worried about other things, not worried about people outside of our class, I am exactly where I was meant to be, doing exactly what I was meant to do.
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Experience? include Alliance Professional Development Training
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Why we hired her:
Customer Support Lead
Alex Young
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3rd Grade Teacher
Jordan Wilson
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What attracted you to CCS?
As a teacher and parent, I wanted something more for my son and the children in my community. When I heard about a group of parents getting together to start a school with a pedagogy that addresses what I experienced was lacking in our current system, I immediately knew I was going to do anything I could to help, and here we are.
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What do you love about teaching
I love the connection with the children. Teaching constantly gives me permission to dream and imagine - it keeps me ever evolving. I love most the idea that I might be able to help make a difference in someone’s life. It feels like I’m doing something important, something that really matters.
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Experience? include Alliance Professional Development Training
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Why we hired her:
4th Grade Teacher
Javier Lavayen
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What attracted you to CCS?
What attracted me to Constellation was hope in an educational philosophy that puts the spirit of the child first, and trust in a revolutionary school that will nurture children to become the visionaries and caring citizens that our world desperately needs.
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What do you love about teaching?
What I love about teaching the most is discovering the unique gifts that each one of my students brings to our community and having fun creating with them while we inspire each other to carve our own path in life.
5th / 6th Grades Teacher
Amber Melendy
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What attracted you to Constellation?
Children are our future. I think that to foster the well-being of our children is the greatest gift that we can give to the world. Waldorf education is founded on holistic learning and developmentally appropriate curriculum that nourishes and inspires each child to become the fullness of their unique potential. I am grateful that Constellation is opening in my community, as well as for the beautiful team of people that have brought the school into its current formation.
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What do you love about teaching?
Children are naturally connected, curious and inspired. They take risks, tell the truth and have a growth mindset. They are both flexible and know what they want. They are my greatest teachers, second only to nature. I love exploring the miraculous and beautiful mysteries of our planet earth alongside them. It brings me great satisfaction to contemplate ways to enrich and nurture their beings. I grow and learn so much when I am in a micro-community with children.
HR Lead
Kevin Nye
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QA Specialist
Andrew Cole
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Content Strategist
Debbie Green
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Product Manager
Alissa Rose
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Join The Team
Constellation Charter School is a publicly funded charter school and a member of the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education, working out of the Core Principles of Public Waldorf Education.Our school’s approach provides a setting in which students can develop into independent individuals in a holistic way.
We are looking for teachers interested in cultivating this exceptional educational alternative for families in Alachua county, in a supportive working environment: respectful communication, collaborative leadership, and shared responsibility.