Our Teachers

We are proud of the exceptional teachers who are a part of our Northeast Cooperative community. They delight in every discovery the children make and have a deep commitment to each student’s growth and well-being.

We love our teachers and the depth of knowledge and experience they bring to our children’s lives every day. They are adept at facilitating a developmentally appropriate environment for exploration and play. Their dedication to Northeast Cooperative is exemplified through the longevity of their involvement. Northeast Cooperative supports ongoing training of all staff members.

Mrs. Jerri Roberts
Kindergarten
Mrs. Jerri Roberts has been our kindergarten teacher since 1985.  She has a B.S. in education and has completed her graduate work in Early childhood Education. All 3 of her children attended cooperative schools.
Mrs. Roberts meets each child where they are developmentally. Nearly every day, she spends time one on one with each child, building reading and math skills. She provides not only a challenging environment, encouraging each child to work hard, but she also understands the value of unstructured free play, ensuring that the class get at least an hour every day. Mrs. Roberts loves to offer her class opportunities to explore outside the classroom and generally at least 3 field trips a month are scheduled. Weekly music classes and daily outdoor play are also a part of the kindergarteners experience.  Mrs. Roberts follows the Indiana Kindergarten Common Core Standards when planning her curriculum.
Andrea Bonham
Frogs

Andrea Bonham teaches our Frogs class. She has been teaching at Northeast Cooperative Preschool and Kindergarten since 2017. Her goals are to work with parents to foster a love of learning within the family. She aims to meet all children where they are developmentally and help them progress from that point by providing opportunities for children to practice independence and social skills. She offers a diverse range of experiences and concepts to stimulate these naturally curious children.

Marianne Stinson
Tadpoles & Polliwogs

Marianne Stinson teaches both our Tadpoles and Polliwogs classes. She has been teaching at Northeast Cooperative Preschool and Kindergarten since the fall of 2012. Miss Marianne is a graduate from Butler University with a BS in Middle/Secondary Social Studies Education. Miss Marianne discovered cooperative preschool when her first child was in the Polliwogs class, and early childhood education and teaching in a cooperative play based environment became her purpose. She thrives learning alongside educators, partnering with parents and families, and building the foundation for children’s education.

Children adore Miss Marianne and enjoy participating in the wide variety of creative play-based learning activities she designs for them. Her classes combine play-based learning with sensory based activities to give every child an enriching experience.

Our Director

Sarah Garcia
Director

Sarah Garcia is our school's director. She has a Master's degree in Social Work, and she has been involved with cooperative schools since 2015. She first joined Northeast Cooperative in 2018 and has been very involved ever since! Sarah has been a mainstay of our school over the last several years, and we were thrilled to have her take on the director role to focus on long-term school planning and operations. She strongly believes in the cooperative way, and her dedication to the school and the students is evident - she strives every day to make our school the best it can be!

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Leaps and Bounds

The play-based learning environment has helped my daughter grow by leaps and bounds since enrolling!

Chari H.
5.0
2022-01-13T18:26:43-05:00
Chari H.
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The play-based learning environment has helped my daughter grow by leaps and bounds since enrolling!
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Lovely, caring teachers

Could not have dreamed a better preschool and kindergarten experience! Lovely, caring teachers and a wonderful community to be a part of.

Megan R.
5.0
2022-01-13T18:26:43-05:00
Megan R.
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Could not have dreamed a better preschool and kindergarten experience!
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Wonderful play based preschool!

Wonderful play based preschool! The kids grow so much through the program! I particularly like getting to be in the classroom and know the other kids and their families. Kindergarten is wonderful too! Small class size, very experienced teacher, lots of hands on learning, fosters a great love of learning!

Katie N.
5.0
2022-01-13T18:26:43-05:00
Katie N.
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Wonderful play based preschool! The kids grow so much through the program!
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Kids Thrive Here

Both my children have thrived at Northeast. All the teachers are wonderful and insightful in different ways. I love the emphasis on social emotional learning, play, and nature. Honestly, I couldn’t ask for a better place for little people to learn how to make friends and ask questions.

Kaitlin G.
5.0
2023-07-15T09:54:09-04:00
Kaitlin G.
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Both my children thrived at Northeast. I love the emphasis on social emotional learning, play, and nature. I couldn't ask for a better place
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Play and Nature based approach

This has been such a wonderful environment for my children’s early education and I feel so supported there as a parent as well. The play and nature based approach has been a great way for my children to learn and explore the world.

Mallary H.
5.0
2023-07-15T09:53:54-04:00
Mallary H.
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The play and nature-based approach has been a great way for my children to learn and explore the world.
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Caring Teachers

The teachers at NECOOP are personally invested in the well being and education of the kids.  

Eric S.
5.0
2022-01-13T19:53:52-05:00
Eric S.
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Caring Teachers! The teachers at NECOOP are personally investing in the well-being and education of the kids.