Peabody students in PreK – 5th grade are invited to attend an evening of Festive Fall Fun on October 26! Dress in your favorite costume and enjoy a night of games, crafts, and spooktacular surprises! Dinner and dessert wil be provided. Please see the weekly newsletter for registration information.
English Teacher
jamie.ebersole@peabodyschool.org
Jamie Ebersole earned his B.A. in English with a minor in Philosophy from Muhlenberg College and his M.A. in English from the University of Vermont. He has 20 years of experience teaching in middle school, high school, and collegiate settings. Most recently, he taught 9th grade English and AP English Language and Composition at The Episcopal School of Dallas, and prior to that he taught English and Humanities classes at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Austin, TX, where he was also a coach, college counselor and Senior Project Coordinator. He is participating in the Peabody School Cohort for Gifted Education through the Curry School at the University of Virginia.
Teaching Assistant and Afterschool Assistant
shelby.canonico@peabodyschool.org
Shelby Canonico holds a B.A. in History with a minor in Psychology, as well as a Masters in Teaching, both from Virginia Tech. She has worked with students from PreKindergarten to Sixth grade as an assistant teacher, personal tutor, and student-teacher. She has her ESL endorsement and is participating in the Peabody School Cohort for Gifted Education through the Curry School at the University of Virginia.
Kindergarten
sarah.ridle@peabodyschool.org
Sarah Ridle received her Bachelor of Arts in Historic Preservation from Mary Washington and her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Washington. A native of Charlottesville and a Washington State certified K-8 teacher, Sarah was a kindergarten and first grade teacher at Open Window School, an independent K-8 school for gifted learners in Bellevue, WA, for eight years. Her other experience includes environmental education, Kagan Cooperative Learning, Seesaw, Responsive Classroom, and the Bridges Math curriculum. She is participating in the Peabody School Cohort for Gifted Education through the Curry School at the University of Virginia.
Drama
rhonda.saunders@peabodyschool.org
Rhonda Saunders received her B.A. (Honors) in Drama and Theatre Studies at the University of Kent, Canterbury UK, specializing in directing. She then received her teaching masters at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London and Early Years Professional Status at the University of East Anglia. In addition to teaching in schools, Rhonda has taught and directed youth theater for ages five to adult, run a daycare and preschool and worked as an actress, director and set designer. Rhonda was Head of Drama and teacher of English at Langley School in Norfolk, U.K. for five years, teaching the full range of theater skills, from acting to lighting, script analysis to puppetry and was an examiner for A Level Theatre Studies.
Art
stephanie.parr@peabodyschool.org
Stephanie Parr holds her B.A. in Fine Arts and her Master’s Degree in Education from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. After graduating, she relocated to New Orleans and has spent the last 13 years teaching K-8 students visual art at two independent schools. She has a passion for color and texture, and works in a variety of media including printmaking, painting, and ceramics. When she is not teaching or creating in her studio, Ms. Parr can be found working in her garden alongside her chickens and basset hound or in the kitchen baking up a delicious pie.
French
severinefremy@peabodyschool.org
Séverine Frémy, a native of France, holds a Master’s of Education from the National School of Education in France, and a Bachelor’s degree in English and American literature and civilization. Madame Frémy arrived to Charlottesville in 2013 through a teacher exchange program to help facilitate educational partnerships between schools in Charlottesville and Besançon’s school district. Previously, Mme Frémy taught in France for 12 years at all levels, from lower school to mainly high school. She has also taught French in the UK for three years and, more recently, at the University of Mary Washington. During her free time Mme Frémy loves dancing, hiking, cooking, photography, reading, traveling and learning Italian.
7th and 8th Grade Geometry
david.devory@peabodyschool.org
David Devory graduated from Lehigh University with a BS in Marketing. Born and raised in New Jersey, Mr. Devory has enjoyed living in Virginia with his wife and three girls. He previously taught Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry in New Jersey public schools, and has coached soccer, softball and basketball. He is a certified soccer referee and holds multiple soccer coaching licenses, currently coaching and refereeing for SOCA.
Business Director
medina.wilkerson@peabodyschool.org
Third Grade Teacher
emily.johnson@peabodyschool.org