Carlotta Shuler

Lower Grades Enrichment Teacher

I found City of Fountains School in 2024 when searching for a Waldorf school community for my son and I to join. In 2025 the call was so strong that I applied to join the staff and received the honor of leading as Lower Grades Enrichment Teacher. We have since found ourselves immersing our souls in all things Waldorf and the wonderful blessings of this community!

My primary passions as a teacher are nature education, art, storytelling, and emotional wellbeing. I love working through the big challenges with the kids and helping them find their path to understanding. Then watching that spark ignite in their eyes when they’re supported through the tough challenges, breaking through that obstacle of understanding, and then their hearts sprout with new life and growth!

Aside from a teacher, I’m also a sailor, a yogi, an herbalist in training, a gardener, micro-homesteader, ceramicist, a crazy cat lady, a hiker, homemaker, and I love lying in the grass and staring at the clouds for hours at a time! You can also find my little and I out in the world dancing to the beat of a drum, scouting out a good art gallery, and taking our boats out to local lakes for a leisurely paddle.

I am overjoyed to be working with the children, families, and my fellow teachers to create a memorable and meaningful experience for many years to come!

Lower Grades Enrichment

This program is for children in Grades 1-3. City of Fountains School observes the warm learning environment inspired by Waldorf education and is a gentle transition from Kindergarten. The Lower Grades curriculum is rich with nature stories and folk tales. There is strong emphasis on seasons and festivals. We are outdoors during all seasons. Movement and group games are always a favorite! Each week an oral story is told, with artistic main lesson activities to accompany it. Occasionally, the students cook or bake a seasonal treat to share as well.