Elizabeth Swern

Elizabeth is originally from Newark, Ohio. She attended Ohio
University in Athens, Ohio and received a Bachelor's Degree in Early
Childhood Education in 2001. She has lived in Atlanta since early
2002. This is her sixth year teaching Kindergarten at the Neighborhood
Charter School. She loves being outdoors as much as possible whether
it is the beach or in the mountains. She enjoys cooking, road trips,
fly fishing, live music and recently has found kayaking. She
especially likes hanging out with her three Labrador Retrievers.

Karen Goss

This is my third year at The Neighborhood Charter School; my second in Kindergarten with Elizabeth Swern.  I love Kindergarten and teaching with Ms. Swern!  I feel I’ve found my “home.”

My route to “home” has been circuitous.  In 1977, I obtained my B.S. Ed. from the University of Georgia.  My teaching career at that time was short-lived, and I decided to pursue a corporate career instead.  In 1994, I returned to my educational roots and now am happily and gratefully a part of the wonderful NCS family.