Michele Parker (Miss Michele)
Michele is the Owner/Director of our school. She graduated from Sienna Heights University with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science. She then attended the New England Montessori Teacher Education Center in Boston for her Preprimary Montessori Certification and did a year internship under Sister Anthonita Porta in Adrian, MI.
After graduation she moved to Midland and has taught Montessori for over 33 years including 15 years at a local Montessori before opening her own school in 1999. During this tenure she has also trained and monitored dozens of Montessori interns as they worked toward becoming Montessori teachers. In addition to her work with interns, she has also been a Montessori consultant helping some Mid-Michigan Montessori area schools as they prepared to open their doors. She continues to attend conferences, meetings and seminars to keep current in the Montessori method and Early Childhood Education. |
Kelly Peck (Miss Kelly)
Kelly is starting her 6th year at Michele's Montessori. She is currently the Assistant Director and has 9 years of experience working with children, one year which was spent in Shanghai, China teaching English at an international preschool. Kelly graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelors of Science, majoring in Child Development with an Early Childhood concentration. She is energetic and enjoys encouraging children to try new things and be creative!
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Roxana Stevens (Miss Rox)
Roxana has been teaching at Michele's Montessori for 16 years. She routinely pursues educational research by attending conferences and lectures. Roxana adds a special flare to the School. She has a love for cooking as well as reading to the children |
Bev Koster (Miss Bev)
Bev has 33 years of experience working with young children. She studied elementary education at Calvin College. While living in Ann Arbor, Bev developed her own in-home childcare business. After raising four children of her own, she has worked in a Montessori environment for over 20 years. She has worked nine of those years as an assistant Montessori teacher. During that time, she has attended several Montessori training courses in Chicago. Bev is in her fifth year of bringing creativity, knowledge and love of children to our school.
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Pam Wolfgang (Miss Pam)
Before starting at Michele's Montessori Pam worked in the Merrill School District in the preschool and summer programs. She was also a Nanny for 18 years working with two different families during that time frame. Pam looks forward to sharing each day with the children as she starts her 6th year adventure here at Michele's Montessori. Melissa Rothhaar (Miss Melissa)
This is Melissa's second year teaching at Michele's Montessori. Melissa received her Bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University and moved to Houston, Texas for two years to work as an event planner at an oil and gas company. Melissa is continuing to work on her Montessori Certification and is currently doing her year long Internship here at Michele's. Melissa loves working with children and is excited to use her knowledge of Montessori within the classroom.
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Nancy Grubich (Miss Nancy)
Nancy joined our staff 6 years ago and works in the office here at the school. Educated in Child Development at Montana State University, she has teaching and administrative background in Preschool, Childcare and Montessori School settings. Nancy has been involved in the education and care of young children for 37 years. She enjoys helping the families of Michele's Montessori within her position.
Kerri Graham (Miss Kerri)
Miss Kerri has been involved in Montessori education for over 20 years. She started as a high school sophomore working in Miss Michele's class for a high school assignment. She then continued as an assistant for the next 12 years in Midland and Indianapolis. Kerri received her 3-6 Primary Montessori Certification from the MMTEC in Rochester Hills in 2006, and has been leading her own classroom in a Montessori school in Southgate, MI. She decided to return to Midland this year with her family and accepted a teaching position this Fall at our school. Kerri is both a member of the American Montessori Society and the Michigan Montessori Society. She enjoys continuing her education and passion for the Montessori philosophy by attending workshops and conferences.
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Staff Professional Development
Miss Michele along with Miss Rox, Miss Pam, Miss Bev, Miss Kelly and Miss Nancy attended a Montessori Seminar in Howell, MI
Staff Photos supplied by Schaffert Studios (989) 687-6884
