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 Tom Hyde
Math, Astronomy, English
Alan Lindsley
Government, Poetry, English, Philosophy
I studied at Menlo College, U.S.C. and Drew Theological Seminary. I love teaching at Nonesuch because each student has their own way of learning and as teachers here, we are able to respond to their needs in kind. I am always learning something new about myself and the world around me, the students are also teachers. In my classes, I create a space where my students can see a reflection of themselves with their own values and integrity. Likewise, I maintain the integrity of the subject matter and strive to pass on the material to the students in a relevant manner. Once the students feel safe and recognized, they can identify and articulate the tools that they wish to develop to take with them into the rest of their lives. I also try to instill in them the joy of learning and the thrill of discovery. Three of my own children have attended Nonesuch. My first book In The Heart of Being is due for publication in the Fall of 2008. I also write poetry, paint and have a theraputic practice which I call Dynamic Stillness/Breath of Life. Most of my free time is spent with my grandchildren who keep me in touch with the magic.
Jessica Dur
English, World History
Jess loves teaching almost as much as she loves learning. She teaches English and World History, and especially loves to talk about workers' revolutions, feminism, John Steinbeck, semi-colons, T.C. Boyle, Christianity, Ayn Rand and satire. When Jess landed in Sonoma County five years ago - via Vermont, Louisiana, and originally, Japan - she knew she'd found home. When she's not reverberating lectures throughout the redwoods, reading papers, or writing curriculum, Jess can be found playing 5th period basketball, devouring The New Yorker and/or chocolate, and swimming across large bodies of water. To satisfy her restless, often bewildered spirit, Jess spends her summers walking, wondering, and writing her way through Southeast Asia and Latin America.
 Geneva Hickey
Spanish
Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Geneva Hickey has been living in northern California for 3 years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hispanic Studies from Mills College in 2001, and has used her Spanish all over the world, traveling extensively through Spain, Central America, and Ecuador. Twice she has worked with the Experiment in International Living, leading groups of high school students on summer cultural immersion programs overseas. She now enjoys sharing her love of Hispanic culture and language at Nonesuch.
Michael Grossman
Math, Biology, Sociology
 Jon Wheeler
Physical Education, Computer Basics
 Paul Nicholson
"21st Century Science", Beginning and Intermediate Art
As a science teacher I bring the enthusiasm of a lifetime of investigating and celebrating nature and the cosmos with extensive background in the fields of Meteorology, Geology and Cosmology. I feel blessed to be a part of the Nonesuch community where I have taught since 1988. Creative expression is the birthright of every human being so in the best of worlds, everyone should be an artist. However, we live in a time, on a part of the planet, where the importance of art and the life path of the artist are misunderstood and so, few children are encouraged to take the path. Artists are important to societal integrity. A work of art, when at it's best, should inspire, set wonderment in motion; it should connect artist and all viewers in all time at what I call the level of the moment; that place of oneness, of no "other". It is, I feel, the task of the artist to provide decent points of departure for this very important, very human experience.
 Rebecca Graham
Ceramics
 Lynne Koplof
Director of Academics, College Counselor
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