I dreamed I stood in a studio And watched two sculptors there, The clay they used was a young child's mind And they fashioned it with care. One was a teacher; the tools she used were books and music and art; One was a parent with a guiding hand and a gentle loving heart. And when at last their work was done They were proud of what they had wrought For the things they had worked into the child Could never be sold or bought. And each agreed she would have failed if she had worked alone For behind the parent stood the school, and behind the teacher stood the home. -anonymous Director, Toddler and 2/3's Class Instructor Linda Harkness has taught preschoolers and their parents since 1980 at Edmonds Community College, and since 1999 at Lake Forest Park Cooperative, where she is the Toddlers and 2/3's Parent Education Instructor. She has been studying child development and parenting throughout the years and holds a vocational certificate, which demonstrates her qualification for her job. Linda grew up in Florida, got her BA from St. Lawrence University in New York, and studied for a Master's at the University of Montana. She taught for two years with the Peace Corps in Sénégal, West Africa, and one year in Tianjin, China. She is a true believer in cooperative preschools. Her two grown sons, Devin and Ned, were both Shoreline Co-op kids. She lives in Shoreline with her husband, Ed, who is a published poet and also an instructor at Shoreline C.C. Director, 3/4's, Pre-K, and Parent Education Instructor Kathy Foster has been an Early Childhood educator since 1979. She graduated with a BS in Early Childhood Education from the University of Maryland and taught for 12 years in Head Start, migrant programs, ESL programs, and regular public schools before she had her own children. As a mom of three children she joined the Lake Forest Park co-op and served on the board and in several committee positions during her six years as a member. She has a passionate commitment to family/community-based education programs for all children. Kathy is the parent education instructor and classroom teacher for the 3/4s and Pre-K class. When she is not teaching she likes to camp, cook, garden, read, knit, travel, and have tea parties with friends. She lives in Lake Forest Park with her husband, Don, and her three daughters. Photos courtesy of Mike Siegel