Head of School
Jocelyn York
Jocelyn has been supporting students and their families in Vermont in a variety of capacities for the past 10 years. She graduated from Goddard College with a Master of Education in school counseling, focusing on early childhood education, antiracist education, rural education, and supporting neurodivergent students. Jocelyn believes that quality learning occurs best when students feel emotionally safe and know that their efforts will be valued. She is a strong proponent of nature-based education, and strives to meet individual students where they are both academically and emotionally. Jocelyn embraces the NSH mission to inspire a lifelong love of learning and to provide students with the skills they need to contribute to their communities as insightful, effective, caring individuals.
Contact Me: jocelyn@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Jocelyn has been supporting students and their families in Vermont in a variety of capacities for the past 10 years. She graduated from Goddard College with a Master of Education in school counseling, focusing on early childhood education, antiracist education, rural education, and supporting neurodivergent students. Jocelyn believes that quality learning occurs best when students feel emotionally safe and know that their efforts will be valued. She is a strong proponent of nature-based education, and strives to meet individual students where they are both academically and emotionally. Jocelyn embraces the NSH mission to inspire a lifelong love of learning and to provide students with the skills they need to contribute to their communities as insightful, effective, caring individuals.
Contact Me: jocelyn@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Gosling
Annie Macy
Annie has been a familiar face during the past 6 years at Neighborhood Schoolhouse! After substitute teaching at Neighborhood for many years, she took a full time teaching position in the Preschool classroom. In the fall of 2021, Annie transitioned to the Nursery classroom where she is now the lead teacher as well as our Early Childhood Program Director.
For over 25 years, Annie has been teaching and caring for children of all ages, in all different capacities, including nannying, running a home childcare program, teaching in early learning programs as well as substitute teaching within our local school district. Outside of work, Annie loves being with family and traveling! Annie especially enjoys spending as much time as possible outdoors, where her 3 Labradors are often by her side! She enjoys hiking, paddle boarding (with the dogs), skiing, snowshoeing, camping and traveling to the ocean any chance she can!
Annie holds an A. S. in Criminal Justice and a B. A. in Liberal Arts, with a focus on Early Childhood Education.
Contact Me: annie@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Annie has been a familiar face during the past 6 years at Neighborhood Schoolhouse! After substitute teaching at Neighborhood for many years, she took a full time teaching position in the Preschool classroom. In the fall of 2021, Annie transitioned to the Nursery classroom where she is now the lead teacher as well as our Early Childhood Program Director.
For over 25 years, Annie has been teaching and caring for children of all ages, in all different capacities, including nannying, running a home childcare program, teaching in early learning programs as well as substitute teaching within our local school district. Outside of work, Annie loves being with family and traveling! Annie especially enjoys spending as much time as possible outdoors, where her 3 Labradors are often by her side! She enjoys hiking, paddle boarding (with the dogs), skiing, snowshoeing, camping and traveling to the ocean any chance she can!
Annie holds an A. S. in Criminal Justice and a B. A. in Liberal Arts, with a focus on Early Childhood Education.
Contact Me: annie@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Carson Summers-Pelkey
Carson comes from a large family, that has lived all over the country. He is originally from the mountains of California, and has also lived in PA, NY, NH, and NC. He has a long history of farming, cooking, and theater. He went to school for stage production at the Lehigh Valley School for the Performing Arts, while working as a babysitter/nanny, at various youth theaters, and summer camps. Farming, and food justice has been his primary focus for the last 10 years. However talking with his mother who has been teaching for over 35 years inspired a career change. Subsequently, he is starting towards his Associates in early child education at CCV, and is enthusiastic in his pursuit of his new life in Brattleboro. He is very excited to be here at Neighborhood School house to teach, and learn, and grow together.
Contact Me: carson@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Carson comes from a large family, that has lived all over the country. He is originally from the mountains of California, and has also lived in PA, NY, NH, and NC. He has a long history of farming, cooking, and theater. He went to school for stage production at the Lehigh Valley School for the Performing Arts, while working as a babysitter/nanny, at various youth theaters, and summer camps. Farming, and food justice has been his primary focus for the last 10 years. However talking with his mother who has been teaching for over 35 years inspired a career change. Subsequently, he is starting towards his Associates in early child education at CCV, and is enthusiastic in his pursuit of his new life in Brattleboro. He is very excited to be here at Neighborhood School house to teach, and learn, and grow together.
Contact Me: carson@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Owlet
Rebecca Michaud
Contact Me: rebecca@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Contact Me: rebecca@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Kiran Tyler
Kiran is so excited to be the assistan teacher in the Owlet classroom. She has been interested in the Early Childhood field of work since her sophomore year of high school when she took her first dual entollment course. She joined a pre-apprenticeship in her Junior year of highschool and took more classes in Early Education. During her pre-apprentiseship, she worked at a preschool, under the wing of a head teacher that allowed her to deepen her love and understanding of working with young children. During her senior year of high school she completed an early year of college taking classes in Early Education. She enjoys working with children, especially experiencing how they develop and learn. She loves that working at Neighborhood schoolhouse allows her to do just that!
Contact Me: kiran@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Kiran is so excited to be the assistan teacher in the Owlet classroom. She has been interested in the Early Childhood field of work since her sophomore year of high school when she took her first dual entollment course. She joined a pre-apprenticeship in her Junior year of highschool and took more classes in Early Education. During her pre-apprentiseship, she worked at a preschool, under the wing of a head teacher that allowed her to deepen her love and understanding of working with young children. During her senior year of high school she completed an early year of college taking classes in Early Education. She enjoys working with children, especially experiencing how they develop and learn. She loves that working at Neighborhood schoolhouse allows her to do just that!
Contact Me: kiran@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Preschool & Primary
Julie Holhut
Julie Holhut has been a teacher at The Neighborhood Schoolhouse since 2020. She lives in Greenfield, Massachusetts where she has lived for the past 15 years with her partner and his adult children. She have been in the field of Early Childhood Education for the past 24 years, working in several positions in The Head Start and Early Start Programs of Franklin County Massachusetts. Before coming to Neighborhood in the fall of 2020, she was a Toddler/Preschool Lead Teacher at Sunnyside Child Care in Northampton, MA, where she taught for 12 years until their closure in July 2020, due to the pandemic. In her long career in Early Childhood, she has met some incredible children and families and loves being part of a community such as The Neighborhood Schoolhouse.
Contact Me: julie@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Julie Holhut has been a teacher at The Neighborhood Schoolhouse since 2020. She lives in Greenfield, Massachusetts where she has lived for the past 15 years with her partner and his adult children. She have been in the field of Early Childhood Education for the past 24 years, working in several positions in The Head Start and Early Start Programs of Franklin County Massachusetts. Before coming to Neighborhood in the fall of 2020, she was a Toddler/Preschool Lead Teacher at Sunnyside Child Care in Northampton, MA, where she taught for 12 years until their closure in July 2020, due to the pandemic. In her long career in Early Childhood, she has met some incredible children and families and loves being part of a community such as The Neighborhood Schoolhouse.
Contact Me: julie@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Specials
Maggie Sullivan
Contact Me: maggie@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Contact Me: maggie@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Support Staff
Caitlyn Lackey
Caitlyn's career in childcare began in 2016 when she was hired as a substitute for an early childcare center and quickly was brought on full time as a classroom assistant and the rest is history! Having worked with all ages, starting with preschool, then toddlers, she settled in nicely in an infant classroom for several years. She loves being part of the team at The Neighborhood Schoolhouse as a floating support staff, primarily in the Gosling and Owlet rooms. In previous years, she has part-time nannied in the winter season and currently keeps an occasional babysitting position, enjoying all aspects of supporting children and families in the community.
Contact Me: caitlyn@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Caitlyn's career in childcare began in 2016 when she was hired as a substitute for an early childcare center and quickly was brought on full time as a classroom assistant and the rest is history! Having worked with all ages, starting with preschool, then toddlers, she settled in nicely in an infant classroom for several years. She loves being part of the team at The Neighborhood Schoolhouse as a floating support staff, primarily in the Gosling and Owlet rooms. In previous years, she has part-time nannied in the winter season and currently keeps an occasional babysitting position, enjoying all aspects of supporting children and families in the community.
Contact Me: caitlyn@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Melanie Storm
Melanie (Mel) was born and raised in Brattleboro and still calls this town home. She was introduced to the Neighborhood community through her younger sibling who attended elementary school here. She joined the team in the fall of 2022, working predominantly as a support in the Raven classroom. This year, she supports all of the rooms and loves getting to work with all of the age groups and form relationship with all of the children. Mel has always loved working wth children, even when she was one! She is eager to continue to grow as educator. She loves watching children learn, and believes that every child learns differently and deserves the same opportunities for quality education. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with her family, her partner, and her partners family who has 12 goats, all with DIsney names. She is so excited to continue her journye of learning and working with children of all ages at Neighborhood Schoolhouse!
Contact Me: melaniestorm@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Melanie (Mel) was born and raised in Brattleboro and still calls this town home. She was introduced to the Neighborhood community through her younger sibling who attended elementary school here. She joined the team in the fall of 2022, working predominantly as a support in the Raven classroom. This year, she supports all of the rooms and loves getting to work with all of the age groups and form relationship with all of the children. Mel has always loved working wth children, even when she was one! She is eager to continue to grow as educator. She loves watching children learn, and believes that every child learns differently and deserves the same opportunities for quality education. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with her family, her partner, and her partners family who has 12 goats, all with DIsney names. She is so excited to continue her journye of learning and working with children of all ages at Neighborhood Schoolhouse!
Contact Me: melaniestorm@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
