Natalie Croft
Monterey Bay Charter School
1004 David Ave., Pacific Grove
(831) 655-4638, mbayschool.org
Coming up with a curriculum for students ages kindergarten through high school in a one-room school house was not easy, and Mrs. Croft… wait a dang minute. Mrs? Teachers were single women of good virtue. OK, so Monterey Bay Charter School is not a one-room facility. And Natalie Croft can focus on bringing the best book learning (and online learning, and field trip learning, for that matter) to fifth grade students – for now. The students are in Waldorf School, meaning she keeps the students for several years, until they reach high school. During class, students are part of the lecture; Croft and the students work together to make learning fun and entertaining. She also takes them on field trips so they can be in touch with nature and learn about the environment they live in. “The field trip is a working classroom environment,” Croft says, and learning opportunities are endless.
