“It is necessary for the teacher to guide the child without letting him feel her presence too much, so that she may be always ready to supply the desired help, but my never be the obstacle between the child and his experience.” -Maria Montessori
Stephanie Fender
American Montessori Certified Teacher
Stephanie has been a teacher at the school since 2004. She obtained her Associate Early Childhood AMS
(American Montessori Society) Credential from the Columbus Montessori Teacher Education Program in 2007.
She graduated from MATC with an Early Childhood Degree and holds a Pre-K teaching license. Stephanie is also the
administrator of the school. She will be leading one of the three classrooms each morning and be in the office each afternoon.
Susan Fortune
Teacher
Susan has over ten years of experience in child care and preschool education and began teaching at the school in 2000.
Susan has completed many hours of Montessori and early childhood training. She leads one of the three classrooms each
morning. Susan will also be one of the early morning care teachers.
Heather Gray
Assistant Teacher
Heather has over ten years experience in child care. She began working at the school in 2007 and will be working with
Susan four days per week. Heather has studied Montessori and attended a Montessori Assistant’s training in the summer of 2007.
She will be one of the early morning
care teachers as well as an extended
day teacher on Fridays.
Karen Kerr
Montessori Certified Teacher
Karen began working at the school in 2002. She received her Associate Early Childhood AMS (American Montessori Society)
Credential from the New England/MTEC Teacher Education Program in 1997. She and her husband ran the East-West Montessori Academy
in Okinawa, Japan, a school for American and Japanese students. She will be
leading three mornings in one of the three classrooms
and will be working as an extended
day teacher on Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays..
Cissy Moore
Assistant Teacher
Cissy began at our school in 2000 and assists Karen
and Stephanie three mornings per week, leads
two days, and works as an early monring care teacher as well as an
extended day teacher. Cissy has over ten years experience with childcare and she has completed many hours of Montessori and early
childhood training.
|