The NorthWest Classroom Our Northwest Classroom makes up one half of our West Room. It is an inviting space with areas devoted to Montessori materials, science (including live animals), dress-up, music and Manipulative work. It's always humming with activity and filled with the voices of children discussing field trips, science experiments and much more. This classroom houses our Northwest Class (5-day, mornings, Monday-Friday) for 14 three- to five-year-olds, and is sometimes utilized by our Afterschool Center. Jorinda Moorhead - Teacher Jorinda came to Morningside in 2003 and has applied her wealth of skills to our Northwest Classroom. She was grew up in Brooklyn (on Avenue X until she was five) before moving briefly to Oakland and then to Boston. She happily returned to New York City for college (NYU) and majored in psychology. She later received her Masters in psychology and education (fabulous education) from Columbia. She is also a NYS-certified teacher. Jorinda began working in daycare centers when she was 18, she's worked with special ed kids in respite care, she's worked in early intervention programs, she's worked with special ed kids for the last seven years and has been a literacy specialist with K-2 kids for the last two years. Jorinda and her husband, Bobby, have two boys, Jarobi and Mekhi, both of whom are Morningside alumni. She enjoys yoga and horseback riding. Sheree Evans - Teacher Sheree has been with Morningside since 2001. She has been working with preschool-age children since 1995 and brings her warmth and quiet wisdom to or Northwest classroom. She particularly enjoys bringing hands-on science and cooking components to her classes - all with a touch of humor. She was born in New York and has two children, Malakai and Anaia. Sheree also teaches in our PM Class in the Southwest Classroom and has been a head counselor in the Peewee program (ages 2-3) of Camp Morningside (or summer camp) since arriving in 2001. Anna Maria Hanlon - Montessori Teacher Anna Maria, or "Al" as she is known to her co-workers, has been teaching at Morningside since 1996. She is a certified Montessori teacher with a certificate from the London Montessori Examination Board (Dublin, 1991) and a Diploma in Nursery Nursing as well. Al was born in Dublin, Ireland and moved to New York in 1994. She has been working with young children since 1991. She and her husband Neil have one son, Liam. Al works her Montessori magic in both the Northwest and Southwest Classes and has also worked in our PM Class as well. She brings a wealth of experience and kindness and a bright sense of humor to all her classes.

The NorthWest Classroom

Our Northwest Classroom makes up one half of our West Room. It is an inviting space with areas devoted to Montessori materials, science (including live animals), dress-up, music and Manipulative work. It's always humming with activity and filled with the voices of children discussing field trips, science experiments and much more.

This classroom houses our Northwest Class (5-day, mornings, Monday-Friday) for 14 three- to five-year-olds, and is sometimes utilized by our Afterschool Center.

Jorinda Moorhead - Teacher

Jorinda came to Morningside in 2003 and has applied her wealth of skills to our Northwest Classroom.

She was grew up in Brooklyn (on Avenue X until she was five) before moving briefly to Oakland and then to Boston. She happily returned to New York City for college (NYU) and majored in psychology. She later received her Masters in psychology and education (fabulous education) from Columbia. She is also a NYS-certified teacher.

Jorinda began working in daycare centers when she was 18, she's worked with special ed kids in respite care, she's worked in early intervention programs, she's worked with special ed kids for the last seven years and has been a literacy specialist with K-2 kids for the last two years.

Jorinda and her husband, Bobby, have two boys, Jarobi and Mekhi, both of whom are Morningside alumni. She enjoys yoga and horseback riding.

Sheree Evans - Teacher

Sheree has been with Morningside since 2001. She has been working with preschool-age children since 1995 and brings her warmth and quiet wisdom to or Northwest classroom. She particularly enjoys bringing hands-on science and cooking components to her classes - all with a touch of humor.

She was born in New York and has two children, Malakai and Anaia.

Sheree also teaches in our PM Class in the Southwest Classroom and has been a head counselor in the Peewee program (ages 2-3) of Camp Morningside (or summer camp) since arriving in 2001.

Anna Maria Hanlon - Montessori Teacher

Anna Maria, or "Al" as she is known to her co-workers, has been teaching at Morningside since 1996. She is a certified Montessori teacher with a certificate from the London Montessori Examination Board (Dublin, 1991) and a Diploma in Nursery Nursing as well.

Al was born in Dublin, Ireland and moved to New York in 1994. She has been working with young children since 1991. She and her husband Neil have one son, Liam.

Al works her Montessori magic in both the Northwest and Southwest Classes and has also worked in our PM Class as well. She brings a wealth of experience and kindness and a bright sense of humor to all her classes.