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Ayako Yanagi

Early Childhood Teacher

After working in human resources at financial institutions in NYC for many years, Ayako became a mother of two and started exploring Waldorf education. She assisted Waldorf kindergarten teachers and supported as an administrative assistant at Linden Hill School and Apple Blossom Waldorf School in CT. Ayako moved to Green Meadow when her older daughter entered first grade and has been working in GMWS nursery and kindergarten for 16 years. She helped set up the Saturday Japanese program at Brooklyn Waldorf School in 2012 and established a Waldorf-inspired Japanese Saturday School, Brooklyn Nijinokakehashi (Rainbow Bridge) Cultural Center, in 2015.

Ayako became a certified Salt Painting instructor/artist in January 2025 and enjoys the healing art of colored natural salt in her free time. Her daughters graduated from Green Meadow in 2017 and 2021.