Our Team — The Connection Corner

Meet Our Teachers & Guides

Kelly Fagan

Founder/Owner

Kelly is a certified teacher, certified yoga teacher, and certified children’s yoga teacher with additional training in trauma-informed teaching and sound healing for children. A former public school special education educator, she has a passion for creating inclusive, meaningful spaces for children to learn, grow, and connect. She began teaching yoga, mindfulness, and art groups in the community in 2015 before opening The Connection Corner in 2017.

Her work blends her background in education with mindfulness, creativity, movement, and connection to support children of all ages and abilities.

In her free time, Kelly enjoys many of the same things that inspire her work at The Connection Corner—crafting, puzzles, reading, gardening, and spending time with her husband, 8-year-old daughter, and 2 pups!

Preschool Teacher/Enrichment Programs

Britt Sheafe is a licensed Early Childhood and Elementary educator with endorsements in K–12 Visual Art and Music. She has more than seven years of teaching experience across a variety of settings, including Montessori preschool classrooms and elementary art and music classrooms.

Britt has a passion for helping young children discover their creative spark while building confidence, independence, and curiosity. In her work with children, she strives to create safe, welcoming spaces where they feel free to be themselves, explore their environment and materials, and learn through meaningful, hands-on experiences.

Her lessons and workshops are thoughtfully shaped around the unique needs, interests, and personalities of the children she teaches.

Britt Sheafe

Brittany Morgan

Preschool Assistant/Enrichment Programs

Art Club/Cohen Classical Arts

Olivia Cohen is a professional artist and art educator with a Bachelor's degree in Studio Art and Art History from Wofford College. Over the past five years, she has taught students of all ages in private schools, homeschool co-ops, summer camps, and private lessons, with a passion for helping each child discover confidence through creativity.

Olivia is also the founder of Cohen Classical Arts, where she brings art instruction directly into the community through in-home lessons, homeschool programs, Art in a Cart, classes in local parks, and more. Her flexible, welcoming approach makes meaningful art experiences accessible in a variety of settings.

Olivia believes art should be both joyful and meaningful, encouraging children to slow down, observe the world around them, and develop the skills to express themselves with confidence.

Outside the classroom, she enjoys sculpting, exploring museums, spending time with her husband and pup, and finding inspiration in everyday life.

Follow Cohen Classical Arts on Instagram to stay up to date on upcoming classes, programs, and creative offerings.

MaryBeth Washington

Olivia Cohen

Enrichment Programs/Pine Trails Montessori

Mary Beth Washington studied Elementary Education in college and literacy at the University of Sydney before becoming AMI Montessori trained after discovering Montessori education while living in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. After moving to North Carolina, she chose to homeschool her children and build a life centered around learning together.

Today, Mary Beth writes curriculum for a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., and leads Pine Trails Montessori, a local nature-based forest school at Ladybug Farm. She believes children thrive when they are trusted, encouraged to follow their curiosity, and given meaningful opportunities to explore.

Her hope is that every child leaves feeling confident, capable, and inspired to love learning.

Follow Pine Trails Montessori to learn more about their programs, nature-based learning, and upcoming offerings.