Susan Banks

Kindergarten Teacher B.A. Utah State University

Susan Banks, PreK-4 lead teacher, is a graduate of Utah State University where she earned a BS in Early Childhood Education with a minor in music. While doing graduate study at Utah State University in Family Human Development, Susan was a head teacher in the Adele & Dale Young Child Development Lab for three years. Her responsibilities included supervising and working closely with student teachers and practicum students who were majoring in early childhood education, as well as teaching 4-5 year old children and working with their parents. Susan also taught undergraduate early childhood development courses for USU at their Logan campus and at the Salt Lake’s Regional campus. Susan began teaching PreK 3’s and PreK 4’s at The Waterford School in 1994. In 2010 she joined the Kindergarten team and rejoined PreK-4 in 2020. Susan was recognized with the Waterford Educator Prize in 2015. Susan enjoys cooking, photography, and spending time with family, particularly on the family ranch in Idaho.