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
Nursery
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
Preschool & Primary
Julie Holhut
Welcome to the Neighborhood! My name is Julie Holhut and I have been a teacher at The
Neighborhood Schoolhouse for almost two years. I live in Greenfield, Massachusetts where I
have lived for the past 15 years with my partner and his adult children. I 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, I was a Toddler/Preschool Lead Teacher at Sunnyside Child
Care in Northampton, MA, where taught there for 12 years until their closure in July 2020, due
to the pandemic. In my long career in Early Childhood, I have met some incredible children and
families and I love being part of a community such as The Neighborhood Schoolhouse.
Contact Me: julie@neighborhoodschoolhouse.com
Welcome to the Neighborhood! My name is Julie Holhut and I have been a teacher at The
Neighborhood Schoolhouse for almost two years. I live in Greenfield, Massachusetts where I
have lived for the past 15 years with my partner and his adult children. I 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, I was a Toddler/Preschool Lead Teacher at Sunnyside Child
Care in Northampton, MA, where taught there for 12 years until their closure in July 2020, due
to the pandemic. In my long career in Early Childhood, I have met some incredible children and
families and I love 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
