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We're looking for rare individuals. Teachers with degrees in early childhood or environmental education and a fire in the belly to make a difference. Administrators with a head for business and a heart for helping children reach their full potential. People who are so invested that they'll stay with us for years, growing and developing our educational community. Is that you?
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  • Lorrie Schelkle - Head of School at the Grove School of Cary

    Lorrie began her role as Head of School on September 26, 2011 and has over 15 years of experience with Knowledge Universe. Lorrie served in a "best of class" role as an Early Childhood leader where she lead her school and center team through the process of accreditation with the distinctive early education voluntary accreditation system, NAEYC.

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  • At The Grove School, children spend this crucial learning time with highly qualified educators. Our teachers are required to have degrees and credentials in early childhood or environmental education. They bring deep expertise into the classroom to make the first taste of subjects like math and solar energy fun and memorable. Connecting regularly with parents is also part of their job. Emails and tweets replace paper updates on each child’s progress and activities.

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  • The families who send their children to The Grove School are your friends and neighbors. They're the people you see on the playground, run into at the library and wave at out the window. We're all about being your local school and building a tight-knit community that reflects what's important to you.

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  • What if you worked at a preschool where you can use your education, creativity and passion to actually teach? Where you’re expected to bring an innovative curriculum to life? And where you build lifelong relationships with parents and children? It’s an amazing opportunity to make a positive impact on children’s lives at a school with a unique sense of purpose. Learn more about careers at The Grove School.

 
 
 

I cannot tell you how excited I am to be a part of The Grove School. The first time I heard about the idea, I fell in love with it and I knew I wanted to be a part of it.

I have been a proponent of the ideas behind Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Health Planet since second grade. My teacher, Ms. Raspen, taught me those concepts and I can still remember them to this day. She taught me to learn, to take care of myself and to be aware of the environment. I remember I won a special award for recycling in her class. The treat was awesome: a ride with her in her yellow VW to go buy a toy at the local drug store. It was one of the best days ever!

I have quite a diverse background. I received a degree in computer science from the University of Oklahoma (Go Sooners!) and worked as a software consultant for a few years. I then worked as a photojournalist and photo editor for the Associated Press in Oklahoma City, Dallas and Chicago. Then somehow I got into education, my true love. I taught Spanish, English, Math and Technology before getting into administration. I have been in administration for over 10 years.

My experience as an educational leader has taught me a lot. Perhaps the most important lesson I have learned is getting our children off to the best possible start with their learning. It starts as soon as they are born. The Grove School is going to provide the experiences young children need to prepare themselves for many years of learning, performing and growing.

I can’t wait to see all that we will be able to do together for our children.

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I interviewed the Head of School candidates in Cary, and I can say in all seriousness that it was inspiring. The people we spoke with were beyond our expectations–they were energetic, passionate, incredibly credentialed, and diverse.

We loved that beyond their impressive qualifications, they were all energized about what The Grove School stood for as well. This was perhaps the first concrete evidence for me that we had a truly appealing concept. These amazing educators were so eager to jump in and help us build it.

Our Head of School in Cary, Scott Andersen, will have any incredible impact on The Grove School–both at his school and for all schools moving forward. He’s truly an inspirational guy to speak with. I know that he will help us learn and improve on these first two schools, pushing us above and beyond what we hoped to accomplish.

Dan steers our business development. As the father of a toddler and a conscientious consumer, he's energized by The Grove School's focus on high-quality education and the triple-bottom line (social and environmental responsibility in tandem with profitability).

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