Lower Elementary

Lisa Goldfarb – Lower Elementary Guide

Lisa ‘Ms. G’ Goldfarb happily admits that she has spent nearly ‘half her life’ here at Undercroft. She began 26 years ago as a parent and as the part-time Art teacher. During a move to New Jersey, she added AMS Certification for ages 3-6 to her Bachelor’s in Art Education, and later returned to Tulsa (and to Undercroft) and increased her Certification to include ages 6-9. She is now a Lower Elementary Guide and the Advisor for that program. Lisa and her husband, Phil, have 2 children (Lindsay and Jared, both UMS alumni); a daughter-in-law (Kelly, a UMS Guide) and a granddaughter (Mara, no doubt a future UMS student). Last but not least, they recently added their Lab, Gracie Belle Goldfarb, to the family.

Shiloh Oliver – Lower Elementary Guide

After graduating from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a minor in Sociology, ‘Ms. Shiloh’ began working at Undercroft in 2003 as a Primary Assistant. She received her AMS certification from Montessori Education Center of the Rockies in 2006 and spent two years as a Guide in an Oklahoma City Montessori school before returning to UMS in 2008. Shiloh and her husband, Jeff, have been married for seven years and share their home with Ginger, their beloved Boxer.

Traci Langley – Lower Elementary Guide

‘Ms. Langley’ has been a lower elementary guide with Undercroft since 1997. Her career in education started when she graduated from Northeastern State University with a degree in Speech Pathology and then followed with a teaching certificate for Learning Disabilities the next year. This love for working with children led her to find Undercroft. Traci was then able to obtain her Montessori training from Houston Montessori Center. Her love of nature and the outdoors that Montessori provides has been another nice fit for Traci’s personality. She enjoys spending time outdoors doing anything from weeding flower beds to walking around a car show. Traci also loves many different games and sports. Traci married her husband, Bryce, in 1995 and they live in Claremore with two beautiful children. Their first child, Coleman, now attends Undercroft as well. And Kayci, their second child, is right behind her big brother.

Barbara Blanchette – Lower Elementary Guide

Born and raised in Tulsa, Barbara graduated from Bishop Kelley High School before moving to Colorado to enjoy living in the mountains of Aspen. She attended the University of Colorado in Boulder and graduated in 1985 with a degree in Sociology. While raising her two children, Barbara operated a home daycare in New Hampshire for 10 years before returning to Tulsa in 1998. ‘Ms Barbara’ has been teaching at Undercroft since 1999 and received her Montessori Lower Elementary training at the Houston Montessori Center in 2000. Barbara says she was drawn to the Montessori method because of its peace curriculum and the desire to help children achieve a sense of inner peace.

Tricia Massey – Lower Elementary Guide

This is ‘Ms. Massey’s’ 7th year at Undercroft. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from OSU and completed her Montessori training for ages 6-9 during the summer of 2004 in Dallas, Tx. She and her husband, Shawn, are the proud parents of two year old Trenton.

Kelly Huebner-Goldfarb – Lower Elementary Guide

Kelly has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the University of Oklahoma and completed her Montessori training for ages 6-9 in 2004. The 2009-10 school year will be Kelly’s sixth year at Undercroft. As she is the daughter-in-law of UMS Guide, Lisa Goldfarb, her students continue to call her ‘Ms. Huebner’. Kelly and her husband, Jared (who is a UMS alumnus), have been married for 4 years and have one daughter, Mara.

Tracy Chappelle – Lower Elementary Assistant

Tracy graduated from the University of Alabama with an interdisciplinary degree in Developmental Studies, which allowed her to combine her interests in human development, psychology and special education, and completed a hospital internship in Play Therapy, which she describes as ‘as close to a Montessori college experience as possible’. She then worked for Pan American World Airways and American Airlines, enjoying extensive travel opportunities. The birth of her children allowed her to reconnect with her initial love of working in an environment designed for children. ‘Ms. Chappelle’ now assists in our Lower Elementary program. Her daughter, Sheridan, has been at Undercroft since Primary and will begin Middle School next year and her son, Davis, will begin his 3rd year in Lower Elementary.