Barbara Bedingfield graduated from the Waldorf grade school teacher training program at Antioch New England Graduate School in New Hampshire where she also received a Master's degree in Early Childhood. Barbara holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from the University of Florida and has twenty-three years of teaching experience-- 10 years in public and private schools, 2 years in the Peace Corps in West Africa, and 11 years in Waldorf schools. Barbara is one of the founders of School of the Suncoast and serves on the Board of Trustees and is also currently serving as the faculty chair.