Our Team
Brit Quell (left) & Britt O’Connor (right) are the lead teachers and founders of Signal Pine PlaySchool.
Brit & Britt (she/they)
Brit Quell & Britt O’Connor were educated at Lesley University. Brit studied Clinical and Mental Health Counseling with a focus in Expressive Arts Therapies. Britt studied Holistic Psychology and has worked in child care since 2012. Brit began working in the education field in 2016 and spent two and a half years in a Public School 1st & 2nd grade classroom before moving to Southern VT and working as an infant teacher at The Garland School. Brit and Britt worked together during the 2019-2020 school year until the pandemic occurred and closed schools. They are thrilled to return to nature’s classroom with your children and one another.
Visiting Artists
Stefan Amidon
Signal Pine PlaySchool offers a weekly hour-long music class to children during the school day. We have been offering this since opening in 2021. The children adore Stefan but please read on for a little more about his background:
Stefan Amidon grew up singing with his family at camps, festivals and school assemblies across the United States. He went to Oberlin Conservatory for Jazz Percussion and has performed extensively with bands such as the Sweetback Sisters and the Devil Makes Three, and choral groups Northern Harmony and the Starry Mountain Singers. Throughout his life Stefan always enjoyed working with children, and learned a lot from his parents, renowned music educators Peter and Mary Alice Amidon. He has been teaching music in Brattleboro at various schools in the area for a number of years now, and has reformed the Brattleboro Children's Choir. Using traditional tunes, songs, singing games and stories, Stefan engages with all ages and introduces children as early as possible to meaningful musical experiences.