Our Staff

Rocky Hill Cooperative Nursery school takes pride in its staff. Our turn-over is low. (Our current Director is only our FOURTH in 50 years!) Our teachers traditionally have at least a BA in education. Our assisted teachers are experienced, loving people who were also “helping moms” at one time!

Our Director and Teacher:

Gerianne Linden earned her BA in Early Childhood Education with honors from Rowan University in 1980. She began teaching in the Fairfax County Public Schools in VA. She spent many years teaching in the Language Delayed/Learning Disabled classroom. She’s taught multiply handicapped teenagers, as well as two-year-olds! She also taught for several years in the Manville Public Schools. After taking a few years off to stay at home with her sons, she “graduated” from “Helping Mom” to “Teacher” at RHCNS in 2000.

Mrs. Linden has had experience as a full time working mother as well as a stay at home mom. She was a long time volunteer teacher/naturalist at the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association, and received the Volunteer of the Year award in 2004. She brings her love of nature into the classroom as often as she can!

Mrs. Linden believes in providing a rich, hands-on curriculum for the children. You won’t see worksheets here! You WILL see children examining crickets, digging in dirt, and making their own “playdough!”

Come back later for more info on our wonderful assistant teachers!