3rd Grade Teacher / Flute Teacher and Calligraphy Teacher

Amalia was born in Brooklyn, NY. Her father was from Peru, and her mother was from the Philippines. They met in New York City at the International House at Columbia University, and instead of returning to their respective countries, they married and settled in Queens, NY, where Amalia was raised. She is the oldest of seven children! Every day was an adventure, providing many opportunities for learning and collaborating.

Her first experience of teaching the Waldorf curriculum was in 1995 at the Garden City Waldorf School, where both of her sons were attending fourth and sixth grade. While she was invited to teach her first group of first graders, she was attending Foundation Studies at the Franz Winkler Adult Education Center to explore what lived behind the Waldorf method. She attended Antioch University of New England and completed her Waldorf certified teacher training in 1998. 

Over the past 30 years, she has graduated two rounds of classes and has mentored two Waldorf Schools on the East Coast. She also has a masters degree in learning difficulties from Teachers College at Columbia University, and a bachelors degree in English Literature from Queens College. In 2021, she began teaching in a Waldorf inspired homeschooling community abroad and relocated to Dripping Springs in 2023 to be near her grandchildren.

She is happy to collaborate and communicate Waldorf ideals with Living Oaks community. Amalia feels blessed to do what she loves most - teaching children!