Meet the Teachers
Carol Scheig, Preschool Director, Hingham has worked in early childhood education for 27 years, and has been the director of the Conservatory's Hingham preschool for 25 years. A magna cum laude graduate of Curry College with a bachelor of arts, Carol holds a certificate from the Massachusetts Department of Education, and certification from the Office of Child Care Services. A recipient of the Perry Normal School Early Childhood Award for Excellence as well as appearing in the Who's Who Among Colleges and Universities, she has lectured and conducted workshops on topics such as the importance of the arts in education.
Carol designed and implemented the original Preschool Program at SSC's Duxbury campus at the Ellison Center for the Arts, and is currently using her experience and talent in planning the expansion in Hingham to include full-day pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs. Her favorite quote is "If we hope for our children that they will become full human beings and that they will move towards actualizing the potential that they have, then, as nearly as I can make out, the only kind of education in existence today that has any faint inkling of such goals is arts education." - Abraham Maslow.
Margaret Curtis
Teacher, Hingham Campus
BS Bridgewater State
OCCS Certified
Heidi Holbrook-Kalil graduated from Simmons College in Boston with a degree in psychology. As part of an internship program there she worked at the James Hannigan Child Care Center (Jamaica Plain) with low income and DSS-recommended children. Heidi worked closely with the school psychologist to coordinate behavior plans and keep accurate behavioral records. She continued her early childhood education at Bridgewater State College. Through her internship in the Duxbury school system, she participated in both group and individual instruction in an integrated preschool program as well as in a second grade classroom. For three year Heidi taught pre-kindergarten and co-taught kindergarten at the Ridge Hill School in Norwell. She and her husband Sam have three beautiful children. Heidi started with South Shore Conservatory in 2008.
Adrienne Perfetuo, dance instructor, has a B.A. in Dance and Performance Studies from Roger Williams University . She has been studying dance for 16 years, from Ballet to Jazz, Tap to Hip Hop, although her main focus is Modern and Creative dance. She has also trained thoroughly in Figure Skating.
Teaching and choreographing is a huge passion for Adrienne. "Working with children is so fulfilling and rewarding, there isn't anything I would rather do," says Adrianne. A piece Entitled "Emotional Divide," choreographed by Adrienne, was featured and adjudicated in the American College Dance Festival, and received great reviews! In the future, she plans to attend graduate school to pursue more education in the field of teaching.
Adrienne joined the South Shore Conservatory faculty in 2005.
Elaine Sorrentino, Hingham Preschool, has worked for South Shore Conservatory as Communications Director since 1993. In fall of 2007 she returned to school to become lead teacher certified, and now splits her time between teaching and marketing. She received her lead teacher certification in 2010. In addition to her job at the Conservatory, she works as a part-time librarian at Clift Rodgers Library, a small community library in Marshfield Hills where she interacts with children in a variety of reading programs. Elaine has a BS in journalism from Suffolk University.