Wim Gottenbos

Born and raised in the Netherlands, Wim earned a masters degree in education and worked as a public school teacher before becoming trained in Waldorf education. He was a class teacher at the Brabant Waldorf School in Eindhoven, where he took two classes from grades 1-8 and 1-6. He also worked as a remedial teacher for several years, and was process manager for all remedial work in the school. In 1996, he earned degrees in Remedial Teaching and Intern Pedagogical Management. He moved to Seattle to join our school in 2000, where he has taken two classes from grades 4-8 and 5-8, and for several years was the chair of the college of teachers. He has taught adult education and mentored teachers in the Seattle area, as well as in Czechoslovakia, Toronto and Vancouver BC. He is married to Nettie Fabrie and enjoys keeping bees.