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Heather Kidd
Founder/Lead Teacher
Miss Heather holds Earthsong Farm Camp each summer simply because she fell in love with the dear Deck Family and their beautiful farmland while teaching their youngest children nearly a decade ago. Nothing brings her joy as consistently as walking this lovely acreage with a tangle of children in tow. Watching their little bodies relax into the simple rhythm of farm life while discovering the wonders of nature, where they all can witness the goodness, beauty, and truth in our world first hand.
Miss Heather has been teaching children her entire life! She substituted, summer camped and nannied her way through a Master of Fine Art’s Degree in Theatrical Design at Tulane University in New Orleans as well as the Americorp Casa Verde Builders in Austin, Texas. She finished her Waldorf Teacher Training in both early childhood (ages 0-7) and grades (ages 7-14) education at Waldorf Teacher Education Eugene in 2011. She has a special passion for experiencing, exploring and sharing all the natural elements with children. She loves to sing, dance, and craft in work and play. Miss Heather is currently moving across the country to expand Earthsong children’s programs at the Deck Family Farm! She has taught early childhood and grades classes in certified Waldorf Schools in both Oregon and New York for well over a decade. She founded Earthsong Farm School alongside the Deck Family (2010) as well as Earthsong Farm Camp (2012). Miss Heather is thrilled for the opportunity to expand Earthsong - returning to the warmth and magic of the Deck Family Farm with children through so many seasonal offerings!
Assistant Teachers
Rachel McDaid
Rachel finished her Waldorf Teacher Training in Early Childhood in June (2025) at Waldorf Teacher Education Eugene. She is happy to be returning to Earthsong and the Deck Family Farm for a second time this summer! She has plenty of farm experience WWOOFing internationally. She is the mother of two beautiful, elementary and high school boys. She has traveled extensively, run her own business locally, and even trained sled dogs in Alaska! She has already been actively teaching in many Waldorf classrooms, creating a learning environment where each child is seen and valued for their unique potential. Rachel assisted Miss Heather at Earthsong Farm Camp in 2025. She is currently working at EWS full time and will not be joining Earthsong this year.
Ella Ewing (formerly Deck)
Ella spent half her childhood growing up on the Deck Family Farm. She is an alumni of both the Eugene and Berkley Waldorf Schools. She currently resides across the apple orchard from the main house on the farm with her husband and elementary aged daughter. Ella has revived Earthsong Farm School school year offerings during the past few years with parent/ child programs and family gatherings. She currently homeschools her daughter and niece with the first grade curriculum and ideas based in Rudolf Steiner’s Waldorf Education. She founded the current CSA Deck Family Farm program and regularly cares for the farm’s land, gardens and animals. She helps to prepare for and often participates in Earthsong Summer Farm Camp and other offerings - leading specific projects and assisting as needed.