Caitlin Spurr

I am excited to share my journey and passion for education with Friends School this fall. Born and raised in Colorado, I bring over 15 years of diverse teaching experience to the Kindergarten classroom, spanning special education, kindergarten, first grade, and middle school, as well as administrative roles. My passion lies in the science of reading […]

Jenny Brackin

Being in a learning space with a room full of children where every day is dynamic, full of connections, and little moments of magic has inspired me every day in the last 15 years I’ve worked as an elementary teacher. I did my undergraduate degrees at CU Boulder in elementary education and fine art and […]

Jon Bluestein

Throughout my 17 years in independent school leadership, I have dedicated myself to the mission of fostering programs that couple academics and social-emotional learning to transform the educational experience into one that develops students into empathetic and active global citizens who think critically, solve problems, express themselves freely, and show perseverance in the face of […]

Betsy Gonzalez Blohm

I spent ten years in public schools teaching Spanish as a World Language and Spanish Literacy at the elementary and secondary levels. During that time I founded a Spanish for Heritage Speakers Program, a Latine Student Union, a K-12 Biliteracy Tutoring Program, and a Spanish-Speaking Families Coalition. I spent 5 years training future teachers at […]

Veronica Soto-Feliciano

I am so excited to join Friends School to serve and support a school that collaborates, creates and makes changes in the student’s life and community. I am happy to have this opportunity to help, inspire and support the students, and to create opportunities for the students to grow. I am from Puerto Rico, moved […]

Anna Ura

Having received my training and certification through the Friends School Teacher Preparation Program, I am thrilled to be returning to Friends School—a school and community that I know and love. With a Masters Degree of Education and Human Development from the University of Colorado Denver, I hold professional licenses to teach K-12 Visual Arts, and K-6 Elementary […]

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