EL
Christian Darby
darbyc@ritenourschools.org
My name is Ms. Darby. I am one of the English Language (EL) specialists at Wyland. I have been teaching for 12 years and in this role for 10 years. I support and teach English to students who speak a first language other than English. I love working with our diverse group of students at Wyland! Prior to teaching EL, I taught 2nd grade at Marvin Elementary and 3rd grade in the Hazelwood School District. Teaching is my passion!
In my free time, I spend lots of time with my daughters, Avery and Noel. We love to go to the park and travel!
Me llamo Sra. Darby. Soy una de las especialistas en inglés (EL) en Wyland. Llevo 12 años enseñando y 10 en este puesto. Apoyo y enseño inglés a estudiantes cuya primera lengua no es el inglés. ¡Me encanta trabajar con nuestro diverso grupo de estudiantes en Wyland! Antes de enseñar inglés, impartí clases de segundo grado en la Escuela Primaria Marvin y de tercer grado en el Distrito Escolar de Hazelwood. ¡La enseñanza es mi pasión!
En mi tiempo libre, paso mucho tiempo con mis hijas, Avery y Noel. ¡Nos encanta ir al parque y viajar!
Sylvia Steiner
steiners@ritenourschools.org
I have been a teacher for 24 years. I earned my Bachelor of Arts from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, a Master's of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin, and I was a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. I began teaching in Houston, Texas, as a Bilingual Classroom teacher in Kindergarten. After moving to St. Louis, I taught Kindergarten and was a Reading Interventionist with the Ladue School District. We moved to Kentucky, where my children were born, and I raised my family. I returned to teaching as an EL teacher in Kentucky. We moved back here to St. Louis in 2013, when I joined Ritenour as an EL teacher, first at Marvin and now at Wyland. Wyland has been my home for 9 years.
I grew up in South Texas. I have been married to my husband, Jeff, for 30 years. We have three adult children and a chihuahua.
I enjoy international food, travel, and singing. I have traveled to China, Hong Kong, Western and Northern Europe, and recently to Greece, Italy, Estonia, Poland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. I did volunteer work in Slovenia and Spain and studied for a summer at the Universidad de Guanajuato in Mexico. I love exploring cultures and languages and teaching English Learners!
Meagan Young
youngm@ritenourschools.org
This is my sixth year in the Ritenour School District and my fourth as a proud Wyland Dolphin! I’ve been teaching for 18 years, with the past 10 focused on supporting English language learners. I currently work with our amazing kindergarten and first-grade English Language Learners (ELLs), and I truly love helping them grow in confidence and language every day.
Before this role, I taught first grade in Phoenix, AZ, and Omaha, NE, and worked with middle and high schoolers at the International Welcome Center.
Outside of school, I enjoy life with my partner, our two dogs, and two cats. I also love listening to audiobooks and attending live performances with loved ones.