Meet the Staff

Our breadth of knowledge and experience ensures a high-quality, nurturing environment for your child to learn.

 

 

Administration

Elizabeth Watson

Director

B.S. in Early Childhood, M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction

Elizabeth Watson is the director of The Children’s School at Stephens College and continues to work with preservice teachers. Her passion for education has been shaped over the past 18 years as a classroom teacher in both preschool and elementary and as an instructor in the college classroom. She started her career at Stephens College as an undergraduate student from Minnesota and received her early childhood degree and teaching certification. After her first year of teaching, she continued her education at the University of Missouri and received her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Reading. Later she earned her PhD at the University of Missouri in Learning, Teaching and Curriculum with an emphasis in Reading. As an early childhood and elementary educator, she believes the best way to enhance learning is to provide students with hands-on experiences that will create thought-provoking experiences for students to become independent creators.

 

 

Preschool Teachers

Stephanie Thompson Stilley

B.S. in Education; M.Ed. in Curriculum + Instruction

Stephanie Stilley has 27 years of teaching experience with the Hannibal Public Schools which included pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, second, third, fifth grade, and Title I reading. She also served 3 years as an Education Administrator with Head Start and Early Head Start. This is Stephanie’s first year as a preschool teacher with the Children’s School at Stephens College.