The Trinity School Story

“Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility—these three forces are the very nerve of education.” Dr. Rudolf Steiner

 

Trinity School

Trinity School was founded in 2015 by a group of parents and teachers inspired to provide extraordinary education. In 2017 we moved to a permanent location on 3 beautiful acres adjoining the Big Wood River in Bellevue. We share the site with our chickens, four Nigerian Dwarf goats, and three rabbits, as well as the deer, elk, quail, hawks, and multiple songbirds that live in the river bottom. Our 30' insulated yurt with heat, plumbing, electricity, and wood floors provides a magical space for learning. Trinity School is headed by Travis Scott, who receives daily support in the classroom from a wonderful group of assistant and subject teachers.

What does the name "Trinity" signify?
First, it refers to the three aspects of the child that we seek to develop - thinking, feeling, and willing.
Second, we see education as a cooperative endeavor involving the child, the teachers, and the parents.
Third, we strive to positively impact the child, the family, and the community.
So "Trinity School" reminds us of the trio of trines we seek to embody .

 

 

About Mr. Scott

Founder and Lead Teacher, Travis Scott, discovered his life's work and passion when he encountered Waldorf Education. He was introduced to Waldorf when his daughter entered preschool at The Mountain School (a previous independent Waldorf school).  Within a short time Travis started studying the philosophy and methods of Waldorf Education.  He began teaching at The Mountain School in 2011 and completed his Waldorf Teacher Training at the Micha-el Institute in Portland, Oregon in 2014. He was a founding Board Member and teacher of Syringa Mountain School. 

Travis' thirteen years of teaching experience with children from kindergarten through middle school is augmented by his background in the healing arts, wilderness guiding, and his love of literature. He is known for his ability to connect with children, his stories, humor, and dynamic teaching style.

 

Teaching Staff

  • Señora Pettit

    SPANISH TEACHER

    Sara Pettit (aka Profe or Señora) grew up in Denver in bilingual Spanish-English classrooms. She continued with Spanish through college at the University of Colorado, studying abroad in Spain in 1997. Her BA is in Humanities with Linguistics Focus in Spanish, Italian, and Latin. In 2000, She went to Quito, Ecuador to teach English and Spanish for a language school. Back in Denver in 2001, she began teaching middle school Spanish. She worked on her MA in Spanish from 2006-2009 while teaching 5-8th grades and at CU Denver. She and her spouse moved to the WRV in 2009 and started their family; they have 2 children. Profe has taught at CSI Blaine County and SVCS, and she tutors and teaches adult classes through the valley. She has been at Trinity School since 2020. She believes in a multimodal approach to language teaching to engage multiple learning styles and that conversational language learning happens best in community. 

  • Miss Amy

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Miss Amy has 25+ years of teaching experience, with 12 in Waldorf schools. She has a masters degree in Holistic Nutrition and is working on her Masters in Counseling and Ayurvedic Counseling. Miss Amy is in her third year working as an Assistant teacher at Trinity School. She loves her family, gardening, mountain living, and playing games.

  • Miss Erine

    ASSISTANT TEACHER

    Miss Erine became a teacher in schools on sailing research vessels, where she worked as a scientist, mate and captain. She became passionate about creating small communities that work and grow together while learning from the world around. Miss Erine settled in Idaho to raise her family. While living here, she has fallen in love with teaching math. Miss Erine is in her second year of working as an Assistant Teacher at Trinity School. She enjoys creating with her hands, bike riding, cold water plunges, wildflowers and being a mom.

  • Mr. Matt

    WOODWORKING TEACHER

    Through out his life Mr. Matt has always gravitated towards creating and fixing things. As a youngster, playing in saw dust piles and pounding nails into anything he could find were some of Mr. Matt’s favorite ways to help. As Mr. Matt grew he built tree houses and bike jumps, and furthered his skills in middle and high school woodshop. His dad had a small garage workshop where he continued his love for wood working by building bird houses for anyone who remotely mentioned they liked them. Mr. Matt is in his second year as the Woodworking teacher at Trinity School, and his enthusiasm, warmth, and skill, are loved by students and staff alike.