Our Team

Michael Fitzgerald (Principal)

Michael is an experienced educator with an M.S. in Brain-Based Education. After a decade teaching in a variety of school models, he is using his knowledge of classical education to lead Northern Schoolhouse, all while pursuing his doctorate in education.

A dabbler in logic, philosophy, hiking, archery, chess, music, and handiwork, he brings his deep interest in the great minds of history to our Schoolhouse culture.

Katherine Fitzgerald (Instructional Coordinator & Music Teacher)

 

Katie has nearly two decades’ experience with children in education and humanitarian work. Her studies in educational history, methodology, curriculum, and child psychology form the basis of the programs developed for Northern Schoolhouse.

Music, math, baking, knitting, drawing, and gardening are among her many interests, and she shares her passion for doing and making with our Schoolhouse community.

Michelina Palmer (Lead Teacher)

 

Rylee Prach (Lead Teacher)

Christi Grimm (Lead Teacher)

Kayla Panchisin (Assistant Teacher)

Angela Vetanen (Assistant Teacher & Chinese Teacher)

Cemoy Clarke (Assistant Teacher & Music Teacher)

Vicki Botta (Art Teacher)

Peilin Tian &  Jiayu Lian (Dance Teachers)

Fatping Cheung (Martial Arts and Dragon Dance Teacher)

Tiffany Wu, Ruijin Ma, & Shannon Young (Chinese Teachers)

 

Ruqin Ma (Chinese Teacher)

 
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Our mission is to nurture students to become well-educated individuals of exemplary moral character. To this end, we provide a rigorous college preparatory and classical arts education steeped in the traditional values of the West and the East.