Emily Bayer-Pacht
Head of School
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Emily first joined the LCWS Community in 1989 as a kindergarten student in one of our first classes. Her parents were one of the founding families of LCWS and her mother served as the Administrative Director of the School for 8 years. Emily returned to LCWS as a parent in 2015 and soon after joined the Board of Trustees where she eventually served as Vice-President of the Board and Chair of the Health and Safety Committee throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Emily was asked by the Board to step into the role of Interim Head of School in the fall of 2022 and then accepted a full time position as Head of School in the spring of 2023. Emily has a Bachelor’s of Music degree from New York University and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. Emily also received her High School education from High Mowing School, a Waldorf boarding school in Wilton, New Hampshire. Before joining LCWS as Head of School, Emily was an Associate Attorney at Hoff Curtis, P.C. where she practiced family and criminal law. Emily brings a deep understanding and appreciation of Waldorf Education to her work as Head of School. Emily has four children enrolled at LCWS, who are enrolled in pre-kindergarten, third, fifth and sixth grade. Emily lives with her husband and children in Hinesburg, Vermont, next door to her parents.