We are pleased to announce that Ms. Rebecca Foster will be joining Old Town Academy K-8 Charter School this year as our new 4th Grade Teacher.
We also wish to thank Mrs. Molly Gilbert for her two years of stellar service at OTA. Molly is moving on to new challenges at another charter, Urban Discovery Academy.

Ms. Foster’s Bio

Education: Ms. Foster graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and a Master of Teaching from Hamline University in St. Paul Minnesota.

Teaching Experience: Ms. Foster previously taught preschool for seven years in California and has three years’ experience teaching the primary grades.

Hobbies: Swimming, trail running with her dog Fluffy, yoga, camping, singing, seeing live music of any genre, and gardening.

Favorite Books/Things to Read: The New Yorker and anything by George Orwell. Children’s Literature (Banner in the Sky, Aesop Fables, Shell Silverstein).

Favorite Subjects in School: Social Studies & Debate

Fun Facts: Ms. Foster has traveled to all 50 states, has lived in England, Italy, and visited the great Egyptian pyramids!