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Judith Frizlen

Judith Frizlen is Director of The Rose Garden Early Childhood Center, which she opened in Buffalo, NY after completing the LifeWays Training. The Rose Garden serves is a developing Representative Site of LifeWays North America. Prior to that Judith was an early childhood teacher at Aurora Waldorf School, as well as director of the City Satellite in Buffalo. Earlier in her career she taught elementary grades at Calasanctius School and Buffalo Public Schools, and then presented seminars for teachers at learning centers, colleges and statewide conferences before coming back to early childhood education, which she describes as the nearest thing to heaven.  Judith is a mother, educator, writer and community supporter. She has a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education and a Master of Arts with a concentration in Human Development.

“I participated in the first East Coast LifeWays training nearly ten years ago. Through the training, I acquired practical knowledge of the LifeWays model, an inner resolve to do what I could, and a nationwide network of supportive colleagues. In September, 2009, we opened the Rose Garden Early Childhood Center in Buffalo, NY.  Today, I am engaged in meaningful work, surrounded by healthy children. It’s time to spread the word that there is a model for homelike, healthy early childhood programs that serve both at home and working parents.” –Judith Frizlen