The Burr Cooperative Staff

BARB DAY
Director/Lead Teacher

Barb began as an assistant teacher at Burr Coopin 1996, was lead teacher for several years, and became Director of the school in 2005. After graduating from Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota, she began working in the field of early education at several childcare centers and after school programs. After her youngest child entered the first grade, she came to work here at Burr Coop. Both her children attended cooperative preschools and she is committed to this educational model.

Barb lives in Newton and has two teenage children and three cats (down from a high of ten). Her hobbies include reading fiction and listening to different kinds of music. In the classroom she enjoys reading stories to the children and introducing them to new materials and experiences. Her greatest delight is watching the development of the children's social skills and sense of community unfold as the year progresses.

LINDA GOETZ
Teacher

Linda joined the Burr Cooperative Nursery School staff this year, and we are thrilled to have her in the classroom on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Before coming to Burr Coop, Linda taught in both the 3 and 4 year-old classrooms at Weekday Nursery School in Newton Highlands. She has also taught toddlers at JAMS in Waban.

Linda has a B.A. in History from the University of Maryland and has taken classes in Early Childhood Development and Theater. She acts in Boston area theaters and also in upstate New York. Linda brings her love of theater and children's literature into the classroom. She lives in Newton and her son, Ian, is in first grade at Countryside School. She enjoys spending time in his classroom and the Countryside Library. She also loves horseback riding, the ocean and travel. 

JEANNE TIEDEMANN
Teacher

Jeanne has been teaching at Burr Coop since the fall of 2002, and is in the classroom Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her own daughters went to a cooperative nursery school when they were young, so she has grown to love and respect the cooperative model from the perspective of both parent and teacher.

Jeanne has an undergraduate degree in international studies and has taken a number of graduate courses in education at Lesley College. Before coming to Burr Coop, she worked as a kindergarten aide at Mason-Rice Elementary School in Newton. She currently works with Boston Ballet / City Dance. She has recently developed an interest in the Italian Reggio Emilia model of early education, which has been recognized as one of the best preschool models in the world. She has two bunnies (Lou Lou and LaLa) and a dog (Archie). She loves messy projects, cooking, eating chocolate, figure skating, and visiting London.