Bianca Lara, San Diego, CA

Bianca began her career in banking and business administration while attending Mira Costa College studying pre-law. With the birth of her eldest son and upon finding a pioneering Waldorf school in her area in 2001, she promptly got involved and obtained a certificate of training for Waldorf Administration from Sunbridge College. She went on to serve in nearly every position available in a Waldorf School from bookkeeper to handwork teacher but found her "home" in the early childhood classrooms. Seeing the lack of Steiner based care for the very young child in the county, she proclaimed that if she ever had another child, she would found a LifeWays center. That day came with the birth of her youngest son in 2007. Bianca completed the LifeWays training at Rudolf Steiner College and founded San Diego's first LifeWays center for young children that same year. 

In addition to teaching and administrating at A Child's Garden of Thyme - A LifeWays Center for Young Children, she is a staff and faculty member of the Waldorf Institute of Southern California - San Diego and a board member of AWME (the Association of Waldorf Music Educators). Bianca is equally passionate about LifeWays, servant leadership, and Waldorf School governance. While not working with young children, administrating, teaching adults, or facilitating workshops, she plays jazz music professionally with the Gypsy Groove, a hot jazz band in Southern California.