Category: Testimonials

Creativity in the Curriculum

Mrs. Butterfield brought in a lot of art in the curriculum. This not only reinforced the concept that learning should involve joy, but that it should encourage exploration and curiosity of different mediums as means of self expression. I feel her love of art and involving the children in...

Raising the Bar for All Teachers

We were fortunate enough to have our own two kids be students under Mrs. Butterfield. She is an incredible teacher and has a unique ability to find the best in each child. I always felt certain that regardless of the situation she would find a way to help my...

An Exceptionally Fulfilling Learning Experience

As one of her students since kindergarten, Sydney Marcy remembers learning under Ms. Butterfield for as long as she can remember. Under Ms. Butterfield, I had an exceptionally fulfilling learning experience. She always framed learning as something to be excited about, as a way to better yourself and your...

Valuable Life Lessons

I spent a lot of time with Mrs. Butterfield learning from my mistakes. I’m so thankful for her because I’m watching some people at my age make the same mistakes that I did when I was 12. I am very grateful I made those mistakes while Mrs. Butterfield was...

Encouraging Individualism

Ms. Butterfield was the best principle I think I could’ve had at that age. She encouraged everything I ever wanted to do within the boundaries of creative outlets. She made it very clear that at the end of each day, even if everything went wrong, you still learned from...

Creativity in the Learning Environment

Ms. Butterfield was really great at endorsing creativity among her students and, that’s honestly my biggest takeaway I’ve gotten from her. She definitely instilled that characteristic in me and I’ve tried to bring it into everything I have done since then. Logan Banks, a former student of Ms. Butterfield...