Joan Batson is a Master Teacher. The biggest lesson she teaches is how to love learning. It looks like science, math, language arts, or history, but, these are tools used for the real lesson, learning to joyfully learn. With Mrs Batson, it is safe to boldly take risks, make fantastic mistakes, try again and ultimately succeed. This is the critical knowledge which is missing from so many of today’s classroom, and is essential for later professional success. She bolsters confidence and creates an environment where the learner is eager to achieve mastery in whatever subject she presents. Mrs Batson has made my son a confident, enthusiastic and capable person. He is able to successfully integrate his knowledge in practical ways, seamlessly merging science with history, math with art and most importantly, communicate what he is doing and why. Our motto is “Teach Life.” Mrs Batson understands exactly how to do this.

— parent