Chartwell School
Barbara Rees is an experienced educator with a diverse background in teaching and theatre. Currently, Barbara serves as a substitute teacher and Zoom tutor at Chartwell School since August 2018, specializing in executive function support and decision-making for high school students. Prior to this role, Barbara spent nearly a decade at York School as a Drama and Movement teacher and long-term substitute teacher. At ACS Egham International School, from 2006 to 2009, Barbara held the position of Director of Theatre and English teacher, and previously taught English and Theatre at St. Andrews International School Nassau. Barbara's educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Anthropology from the University of Missouri - Columbia and two Master of Arts in Teaching degrees in Speech and Theatre from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.
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Chartwell School
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Chartwell School meets the needs of students with dyslexia and a wide range of language-related learning differences. Immersed in our college preparatory environment, these bright students who often find that learning to read well is extremely difficult. As a result, many have struggled in traditional academic settings. Chartwell is the only school of this type serving California’s Central Coast region. Accredited at the highest level by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Chartwell offers a full mainstream curriculum that meets or exceeds California state standards. All classes use well-structured, diagnostic, multi-sensory approaches and implement research-based best practices. Chartwell places special emphasis on accessing higher order cognition, creativity and problem solving skills through language development, hands-on science, the arts, the social and emotional foundations of learning, and environmental education. Our high-school features project-based, experiential learning with small classes and collaborative teaching teams.