Christie Barron Human Growth and Development Educator (K-8)

Christie Barron

Human Growth and Development Educator (K-8)

Christie first joined Middle Way in the 2021–2022 school year as a Lead Teacher, transitioning her role in subsequent years to the fields of humanities, math, and science. This year, Christie expands her role to teaching grades K–8 on the subject of Human Growth and Development. With nearly 20 years of experience in progressive education, she has been a tremendous resource for Middle Way School—where she has been an anchor not just for students but also for staff.

I am a consent oriented trauma-informed educator, mother, mover, maker and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner™ who believes deeply in our essential need for connection- to our own hearts, to nature and to each other. I hold space for people to sense into, and stay curious about, the various parts and pieces that make us all tenderly human, and have witnessed time and again the power of play as a pathway to embodiment and a foundation for learning motivated by wonder.

With 20 years as progressive educator in NYC/NYS public and private schools, an MSEd Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and Special Education, and 6 years in private practice as a SEP, I have found inspiration in working with the individual as well as the collective, uncovering wonder in how we learn, unlearn and grow in our capacity for life to move (through) us.

After wearing many hats at Middle Way since 2021, it is a privilege to return to this all star cast of educators as the Human Growth and Development Teacher, offering relational education for grades K-8.