Our Team

Karen Ryals – Lead Teacher for the Rainbows Class
4 day 4-year-olds

I am excited to join the staff at St. Paul’s Lutheran Preschool for the 2018/19 school year as the lead teacher in the Rainbow classroom. I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, earned a bachelor’s degree for the University of Missouri, married and raised our three sons in St. Louis. Prior to recently moving to northern Virginia, I taught prekindergarten for 17 years at a Lutheran Preschool in St. Louis. I love guiding young learners to their greatest potential and teaching in a nurturing Christian environment.