Taylor Lipnick began teaching at St. Columba’s Nursery School in 2019.  Ms. Lipnick earned both her BA in Elementary Education and her MAT in Early Childhood Education from American University.  She loves children’s sense of curiosity and wonder about the world around them. Ms. Lipnick also delights in what children have to say and enjoys helping them to form and foster friendships, build their play skills, and overall – how to be a kind and cool human being in the world. She also values our dedicated faculty and staff and finds the wisdom and expertise that comes with having coworkers who have been at the school for 10+ years invaluable.  She also loves the school community, our focus on outdoor learning, taking safe risks, and the expansive playgrounds. Children have taught Ms. Lipnick that their imagination is their most powerful tool when learning to be how to be kind and cool. Ms. Lipnick’s favorite children’s books include, “Log Hotel” by Annie Schreiber because her class is constantly looking for insects inside of log hotels on the playground, “The Day the Crayons Quit”, “Strictly No Elephants”, “Ruby Finds a Worry”, and “The Gruffalo”.