Teachers

Maria Levochkina
Maria Levochkina
Principal Assistant
Maria graduated from Moscow College of Culture and Arts and Moscow State University of Culture. Maria has worked as a teacher in a kindergarten and a Russian school in Seattle since 2003.
Mrs. Joan
Mrs. Joan
Kindergarten Teacher
"My name is Joan Henderson. I am Washington State Certified to teach K-8th grade and have an Advanced Montessori Certificate. I do love the Montessori method and try to incorporate its methods and philosophy whenever I can. I love nature and the quiet solitude it offers. I enjoy reading, cooking and baking, scrapbooking, hiking, and searching for beautiful rocks and beach glass. I spend my summers sailing in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, from the Puget Sound to the San Juan Islands and up to Canada."
Nadya Dmitrieva
Nadya Dmitrieva
Programming Teacher
I have been teaching for 8 years at a Montessori school in Saint Petersburg, with the last two focused on helping young children learn programming at Step Computer Academy. I love helping kids explore new skills and get creative with technology. Coding can be fun and also helps kids think in new ways, like solving problems step-by-step. My goal is to make learning programming easy and exciting.
Alicia Masiello
Alicia Masiello
Teacher
"I have been an elementary school teacher for the past four years working in both private and public schools. I have my BA in Social Science/ Education from Ashford University. I am currently pursuing my MA in Education from the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky. I have a passion for sparking children's creativity through project-based learning. I feel children are able to reach their full potential when their strengths are recognized and learn best through hands-on experiences and through the magic of play."
Natalia Kiseleva
Natalia Kiseleva
Music Teacher
Worked at Sarodgini since 2018. Natasha graduated with honors from the Samara Pedagogical School, specializing in Kindergarten Teaching, and also from the Samara Pedagogical Institute, specializing in Preschool Pedagogy and Psychology. Natasha taught children music, worked in Russian kindergartens, and organized music competitions, celebrations, and performances for more than 10 years. She has a truly inexhaustible fantasy. Children enthusiastically look at Natasha, and she gives them a beautiful world of music, dance, and, most importantly, the desire to appreciate music, the desire to feel it.
Elena Veys
Elena Veys
Assistant Teacher
Elena graduated from pedagogical courses based on Gymnasium No. 63 for preschoolers. She studied at St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University and then worked at the Wildlife Center of Scranton Zoo, Scranton, PA.
Marina Mamedova
PE Teacher
I started gymnastics at the age of 6 and I used to perform gymnastics on a TV show on Sundays. At the age of 11 l was picked to the National Team of Azerbaijan. I've been teaching artistic & aerobic gymnastics gymnastics in Russia and the United States since I was 22. I hold a Bachelors Degree in PE and Teaching. I was the State Champion in Baku, Azerbaijan, and participated in the opening ceremony for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. I earned the "Master of Sport" title in the USSR in 1977 at the age of 15. Since 2003 l have been coaching, first at Emerald City Gymnastics in Redmond and now at Alpha in Woodinville as a Team Coach.
Anna Rodionova
Anna Rodionova
Russian Language Teacher
I worked as a Russian language teacher in several schools in the USA. I try to make each lesson interesting for students and find forms and methods that can explain complex material in a simple and accessible way. I also try to add a twist to each lesson and make the kids interested in it.