St. John's Nursery School

Larchmont, NY

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Catherine Bucci, Nursery School Director

Catherine Bucci has been the director of St. John’s Nursery School since July 2010 when her family relocated to New York from the Boston area. Catherine studied Early Childhood Development and Education and graduated from Tufts University. She has had extensive teaching and administrative experience in the preschool setting. Catherine and her husband live in Pelham with their dog, Clyde. They have two children attending college. [read more...]

Gilda Blaistin, 2's Teacher

Gilda Blaistin has worked at St. John's since 2014 and is teaching in our 2's program. Gilda earned her teaching degree from Argentina with additional graduate studies in Education at Tel Aviv University. She has worked in area schools and is also currently tutoring Spanish to children of all ages. Gilda has lived in Larchmont for the last 17 years and has a son and daughter. Together they enjoy the many activities the community has to offer.

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Sharyn Boswell, 2's Teacher

Sharyn Boswell is a teacher in the 2’s program. She has worked at St. John’s Nursery School since 2018 when she began as a substitute teacher and then taught in the afternoon 4’s. Sharyn received her Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature from the University of Maryland. Sharyn grew up in Larchmont, lived in London where she worked as a book editor and traveled extensively. She returned to Larchmont in 2001 where she lives with her husband, two teenage children and their dog, Lily. She loves spending time outdoors, traveling, reading books and watching her children play sports. [read more...]

Nicole Cino, 3's Teacher

Nicole is joining St. John’s Nursery School this year in our 3’s program. She is a certified New York State school teacher with over 10 years experience in the field. She has worked in the New York City public school system, taught English abroad and remotely to students in Beijing. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology from St. Joseph’s University as well as her Master’s Degree in Teaching English to Students of Other Languages. She enjoys running, pilates, being in nature, meditating and creating healthy recipes. Nicole lives in Larchmont with her husband Scott and daughter Capri. [read more...]

Mary Garrett, 2's Teacher

Mary Garrett is a new teacher in our 2’s program. Her background is in special education as a preschool classroom teacher as well as being an ASHA accredited Speech/Language Pathologist. She holds Master of Arts degrees from New York University and CUNY Queens College. Mary has lived in Larchmont for 23 years and she and her husband Dave have three children. Their oldest son is a student at the University of Hawaii and their youngest two are both students in Mamaroneck High School. Mary loves interior design, cooking and traveling to far flung places. She is excited to join our team and looks forward to a wonderful school year. [read more...]

Pamela Kernie, 3's Teacher

Pam Kernie joined the morning 3’s team in 2017. A graduate of Stanford University and the University of Washington School of Law, Pam spent many years as a litigator, law firm administrator, and hospital development officer. Since moving to Larchmont from Dallas eleven years ago, Pam has been an active volunteer in the Mamaroneck School District. She and her husband Steve have three grown children. Pam and her family love to cook, travel, and explore New York.

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Belen Lasalvia, 4's Teacher

Belen Lasalvia is a teacher in the 4’s program. She has worked at St. John’s Nursery School since 2021 when she began as a substitute teacher. Belen received her degree in Educational Psychology from the Catholic University of Argentina and spent many years working with children with special needs. Last year she also worked in the Argentina School in Greenwich, CT as a teacher in first grade. She lives in Larchmont with her husband and their three children, two of whom attended St. John’s! She loves teaching and working with young children and is very excited to join the St. John’s team. [read more...]

Christine Lefler, 3's Teacher

Christine Lefler is currently a teacher in the 3’s program. She joined SJNS as a 4’s teacher in 2013, where she taught both the morning and afternoon classes for seven years. For the two years prior to teaching the 4s class, Christine worked as a substitute teacher at both St. John’s Nursery School and The Larchmont Temple in both the 3's and 4's programs. During that time, she also tutored math at MHS and coordinated the high school tutoring program. Christine has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics as well as a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering so she especially loves doing anything with numbers when it comes to her students. In her previous life, Christine worked for several Fortune 100 and 500 companies before moving to England with her family, where they all had a fabulous four year adventure. She lives locally with her husband, and has two grown sons, both of whom graduated from SJNS, and now reside in NYC and Boston. Christine loves spending time in Montauk cycling, SUPing, fishing and gardening, and she lures her sons out whenever she can! [read more...]

Ashley Matlow, 2's Teacher

Ashley is excited to be back teaching in the 2’s this year after having taught in the 2’s program in 2018-19. Her youngest son and daughter are grateful graduates of SJNS. She and her family have lived in Larchmont for 14 years. She has four children, Michael (15), James (13), Christopher (11) and Charlotte (6) whom she likes to camp, hike, fish, garden, bike ride, ski, sled, exercise, visit the beach/lake, read and watch movies with. Before moving to Larchmont to raise her family, Ashley graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Economics, followed by three years of working in finance at Lehman Brothers. She attended Columbia Teachers College working toward her Masters in Early Childhood Education. She is happy to be back pursuing her passion of teaching children. One of her favorite things to do is to go on nature hikes with her children and two dogs, Happy and Ginger. [read more...]

Kate Spader, 3's Teacher

Kate Spader has been teaching at St. John's Nursery School since 2001, working in both the 3's and 4's programs. Kate received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Boston College. Kate is a lifelong resident of Larchmont where she lives with her husband David. She has four grown children, all graduates of St. John's Nursery School. Kate loves needlepointing, camping and spending time with her six grandchildren swimming, sailing, and kayaking on Long Island Sound. [read more...]

Beatrice Weinberger, 3's Teacher

Beatrice Weinberger has been teaching the 3’s class at St. John’s since 2004. Beatrice is a graduate of Vassar College where she majored in art history; she also studied art at the New York Studio School. Beatrice is a certified early childhood environmental educator and has taught in the Westchester County Parks as well as the Sheldrake Environmental Center. Beatrice has three grown children and lives in Larchmont with her husband. She is an avid runner and sea kayaker.

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Kira Wilson, 4's Teacher

Kira Wilson has been with St. John’s Nursery school since 2005. She has taught in the 3’s program and since 2010 has taught in the 4’s. She received her Master’s in Teaching from Manhattanville College. She is a lifelong resident of Larchmont where she resides with her husband and three children, all of whom graduated from St.John’s Nursery School. Kira is an active member in the community and enjoys to travel, play golf and the outdoors. [read more...]

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St. John's Nursery School
4 Fountain Square
Larchmont, NY 10538
Phone: 914-833-2870
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