Sandy Pearson, a handwork teacher in grades 1-8 at the Merriconeag Waldorf School for the past 13 years, has been instrumental in creating a well-respected handwork program at her school. She has also worked with adults in several foundation studies programs.

Sandy graduated with a BS from the University of Maine and completed her Waldorf teacher training with the Center for Anthroposophy’s New England Teacher Education Program in 1996. Her special interest is studying traditional and regional crafts and incorporating them into the Waldorf handwork curriculum.