Barbara has managed the farm for more than a decade, first as a volun­teer. Barbara loves to collab­o­rate with her colleagues to create farm curricu­lum that is mean­ing­ful to the students. In the short-term, Barbara wants ​“our chil­dren to spend a little time connect­ing with the natural world and the seasons.” In the long-term, her goal ​“is that they remem­ber the idea that you can grow your own food, and that it tastes better, looks better, smells better, and it’s fun, too!” Barbara has two chil­dren at Waverly, Joe and Katie, both in 12th grade.

Lisa teaches English and creative writing in the middle school. Lisa has a B.A. in English liter­a­ture from Lewis & Clark College. She has taught high school and middle school English and creative writing and has also worked in admin­is­tra­tion at Waverly. When it comes to support­ing her students, Lisa says, ​“I get to know my students well, and I pay atten­tion to the things that light them up and the things that bog them down. I try to keep a balance between those points so the student feels capable and nudged.” Lisa’s daugh­ter, Katie, grad­u­ated with the Waverly class of 2010.

Alyssa teaches art in the upper elemen­tary, middle, and high schools. Alyssa has a B.F.A. in paint­ing and sculp­ture from Syra­cuse Univer­sity School of Visual and Perform­ing Arts and an M.F.A. in anima­tion from the Univer­sity of South­ern Cali­for­nia School of Cine­matic Arts. Alyssa’s animated films have screened and won awards at festi­vals in the U.S. and inter­na­tion­ally. Prior to coming to Waverly, Alyssa taught video art, drawing and paint­ing, and photog­ra­phy for almost eight years at Harvard-Westlake’s Middle and Upper Schools.