Staff
Our staff enjoy the unique international community and environment of Michael Hall School, that aims to create a culture of mutual respect, tolerance and fraternity. We are committed to continuing professional development of all our staff and to training new teachers.
The Teachers at Michael Hall School are responsible for delivering the Steiner Waldorf curriculum to the students, guiding the children to investigate core subjects such as language, history, maths, science and geography through creativity and imagination. They aim to:
- Clearly communicate with students, colleagues and parents
- Commit to each student individually, throughout their years of school
- Create lively, interactive lesson plans
- Push themselves to grow and constantly question their teaching methods
- Push beyond their comfort zones
- Think outside the box
- Inspire their students to keep progressing
Our Administration team works together to support the teachers, and the maintenance and kitchen staff work to ensure a smooth functioning of daily operations of the School.
Emmeline Hawker
Acting Principal and Director of Studies
I have had a deep love of nature and the environment since I was a young child. This had no small part to play in discovering Steiner education nearly twenty years ago after my son was born.
Before he was born, I was working in the fast paced world of marketing as a Brand Manager at Unilever but feeling very disillusioned, I swapped it for a career in teaching when I started teaching Psychology A-level at Reigate College. During this time, I also attended the London Waldorf Teacher Training Seminar after which I undertook the Heart of Teaching Course here at Michael Hall and went on to become Class teacher to a wonderful class of children for 8 years (as well as being co-College Chair for the last two as well).
I hope to combine all my skills to effectively promote, evolve, and of course preserve, our very special education.
