Nondiscrimination statement
The Meridian School does not discriminate in all aspects of employment and admissions because of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, race/color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, veteran or marital status, disability, or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Faculty and Staff
Racine Lemons
- B.A. in Humanities, emphasis in art, English, and human development, Washington State University
- M.i.T, Elementary and Secondary, University of Washington
- Washington State certification Endorsements in K-8 education and dance
- With the Meridian School since 2020
Racine has worked in education since 2014 and taught in Washington and California. She has taught prekindergarten, second, third, fourth, and fifth for the last decade. Racine has also worked one-on-one as an interventionist with primary ages and mentored primary teachers at an outdoor school in Seattle. Racine’s educational philosophy focuses on historical and cultural counternarratives, a love of learning, and encouraging critical thinking at every age.
Racine cooks, dances, propagates her plants, or hangs out with her partner and their dogs when she isn’t teaching.
Racine has professional development training in Handwriting Without Tears, Wired For Reading, Responsive Classroom, Bridges Mathematics, Illustrative Mathematics, Emergent Curriculum, Nature-Based Curriculum, Highscope Curriculum, Place-Based Education, Trauma-Informed Education, Social-Emotional Learning, and extensive training in Universal Design for Learning.
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 242
Seattle, WA 98103
Seattle, WA 98103
Meridian is an independent school in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood serving 200 students in grades K-5. We are located in the historic Good Shepherd Center, a community building housing several nonprofit organizations, which lies adjacent to 6.5-acre Meridian Park.
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