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CSCE Teacher Directory

Lower Grades


Ms. Hanna Forde, TK-Kindergarten Teacher
hannaf@communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org

Ms. Forde has been with community school since 2015 and specialized in tk and kindergarten for many years. She was born in Sacramento, California, grew up in Folsom, California, and attended the University of California Santa Barbara for both her undergraduate and graduate schooling. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and another in Sociology, and completed her teacher education program and Masters in Education at UCSB. She loved student-teaching, and was drawn toward the holistic approach to education found in Community School's Waldorf Education. Ms. Forde loves the outdoors, dance, and books, and incorporating these in rich Waldorf-inspired ways  into her classroom.  


Nhan Le, 1st Grade Teacher 

nhanl@communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org

Ms. Le is the Kindergarten Instructional Aide. She often can be seen leading the school motto at assemblies in Vietnamese. Ms. Le immigrated to America more than 25 years ago, pursuing an Associate in Arts Degree in Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, Child Development, Social and Behavioral Sciences and Humanities from the Peralta Community College District. During this time, Ms. Le also received her teachers permit for pre-school education. Upon completing my education, she joined the Community School for Creative Education. Ms. Le started in the Special Education Aid and Vietnamese and Chinese translator position. After she became a more integrated part of the school, she shared began to work with students to encourage creativity through handwork such as: crocheting, cross stitching, bracelets, lanyards and so much more. 


Ms. Alison Keaney, 5th Grade Teacher
alisonk@communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org

Alison Keaney has worked at community school the last 3 years as a substitute. She has enjoyed meeting and working with all of our students. Ms. Alison is coming back this year as Third Grade Teacher. Ms. Alison graduated from the University of Utah where she studied Painting and Drawing with an emphasis in Art Therapy. During and after graduation she worked at Primary Children’s Hospital as a Child Life specialist in charge of the art program. While raising her three children she worked as a Substitute and in a Moderate to Severe Autism Classrooms for Capistrano Unified School District in Southern California for 11 years before working at CSCE.


Ms. Anayaxy Barraza
anayaxyb@communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org
Ms. Anayaxy has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She received her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Saint Mary’s College of California and plans to continue with their master’s program next summer. She was raised in Oakland and found the desire to become a teacher as a result of the resilience and vitality she experienced in the communities she was a part of. She is looking forward to instilling some of that passion and tenacity into her classroom community.



Upper Grades


Anastasia Prentiss

 anastasia.prentiss@communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org 

Anastasia Prentiss holds advanced degrees from San Francisco State University and The California Institute of Integral Studies. In teaching and learning spaces, she uses tools of mindfulness, movement,  art, awareness of earth rhythms, and thoughtful conversation to create  rich learning opportunities. 

At  Community School for Creative Education, she teaches language arts,  health, art and  is the the 7th grade advisor for the 22-23 school year. Dr. Prentiss has taught in classrooms, facilitated workshops, and performed in venues across the bay area since 1994. 

She serves on The Board of Third Stone Productions and is member of the Board of Trustees for Community School for Creative Education. A performer, artist, theatre movement and yoga instructor, she loves her family, teaching , dancing, gardening, yoga, mixed media art, and life!


Curtis Lin

curtisl@communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org

Mr. Curtis Lin is from Wichita, Kansas. He went to college at the University of California, Los Angeles where he earned a Bachelors in English.  A few years later he went to San Diego State University where he earned a Master’s Degree in Accountancy.  After being licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in California and New York and working in accounting for a decade, Mr. Lin decided to dedicate his energies to public education.  He has since been teaching math in beloved public schools in the Bay Area for four years. This is his second year at the Community School where he is proud to teach math to his middle school Students. 


Community School for Creative Education

2111 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606

(510) 686-4131

Students will be considered for admission without regard to ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, or achievement level. The CSCE will strive to meet the district % of sub-group representations. The Community School for Creative Education will be non-sectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations, and will not charge tuition nor discriminate against any student based on ethnicity, national origin, gender, or disability. The Community School for Creative Education is open to all students in the state of California who wish to attend the school.

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