THE PEOPLE
Waldorf trained,
BC-certified teachers, artists, gardeners,
musicians, and
craftspeople.
The people who teach here didn't stumble into it. They came because something about this way of doing things — the rhythm, the relationships, the respect for childhood — felt true to them. They are whole people who teach: makers, growers, musicians, thinkers. And that wholeness is something children absorb, quietly and deeply, just by being around them.
FOUNDER & LEAD TEACHER
Sietske Fichter
Sietske is a Waldorf educator with more than twenty years of experience teaching children in London, UK, San Francisco, Calgary, and the Cowichan Valley. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, a degree in Education at UBC, and extensive Waldorf teacher training at Rudolph Steiner Centre (RSC) and New Adult Learning Educator with NALA.
Raised on a wheat farm in the Netherlands, she developed a lifelong appreciation for nature, close community, and the wonder of childhood. Together with her husband Keith, she founded Frogsong with the vision of bringing together the richness of a classical Waldorf education and the rhythms of a working farm.
Sietske believes children flourish when learning engages the head, heart, and hands. Through academics, storytelling, the arts, and daily connection with our farm, she inspires the children to take initiative in their learning, embrace responsibility, and discover the confidence that comes from completing meaningful work. Her greatest hope is that each child leaves Frogsong not only with a strong academic foundation and artistic skills, but with curiosity, resilience, and a lifelong love of learning.
MUSICIAN
Annie McAndrew
Annie is a Waldorf-trained teacher, musician, and nature lover with nearly a decade of experience working with children in Waldorf, farm-based, and special education settings. She holds a BA in Education, Culture & Society and an MA Artist Teacher from Goldsmiths, University of London, as well as Waldorf Grades Teacher Training through the West Coast Institute for Studies in Anthroposophy.
Before coming to Frogsong, Annie carried a class through grades 2-5 at Sunrise Waldorf School and worked closely with children through music, storytelling, gardening, and outdoor learning. Her approach to education is rooted in relationship, creativity, rhythm, and a deep respect for childhood.
Originally from the UK, Anna grew up between England, France, and India, and brings a warm, artistic, and internationally minded presence to her teaching. Outside the classroom, she loves singing jazz and folk music, painting, gardening, and spending time in nature. She especially values the sense of connection, beauty, and community that Frogsong offers children and families.
HANDWORK
Donna Huston
VISUAL ARTS
Carol Clausen
HANDWORK
Michelle Dallas
HOW WE TEACH
Teachers who stay
At Frogsong, the teacher stays with their class for as many years as possible. This isn't incidental — it's central to our philosophy. A teacher who knows a child across multiple years develops a depth of understanding that simply isn't possible in a system built around annual transitions.
Long-term relationships between teachers, students, and families build the kind of trust that lets real learning happen.
"In order to teach, one must learn to listen to the students."
— M.C Richards