Our Team
Tanya Black
Director & Preschool Teacher
Tanya is a creative, inspiring educator with 18 years of experience. She has a loving, respectful way of engaging her students and is wonderfully silly.  Our Gnome School was born from her dedication to creating the ideal learning environment. She has blended the professional elements of preschool with the warmth of home to perfect a space where the whole child is nurtured.
Jr. Preschool Teacher
Now Hiring!
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Jr. Preschool Teacher
Miss Sarah
​Sarah is an educator with a passion for teaching essential life skills and fostering social, psychological, and physical growth through engaging with nature and food systems.
She is delighted to share her love of gardening, cooking, art, and play with the kiddos of Our Gnome School and partake in the school's mission of nurturing the whole child. Though Our Gnome School is her first time stepping into a preschool teacher role, she has years of experience working in children's education through the Clark County 4-H program.
When she isn't teaching at the preschool, she owns and operates a quaint vintage bookstore in Vancouver, WA