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Michele's Montessori School
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Michele Parker (Miss Michele)
Michele is the 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 36 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.
After graduation she moved to Midland and has taught Montessori for over 36 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.
Roxana Stevens (Miss Rox)
Roxana has been teaching at Michele's Montessori for 19 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 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 11th year adventure here at Michele's Montessori. |
Kerri Graham (Miss Kerri)
Miss Kerri has been in Montessori education for over 25 years. She has worked at several Montessori schools in two different states. She has been educated in Early Childhood Education through Delta College and Central Michigan University. She received her Montessori Certification in 2006 at the Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center. Kerri enjoys working as a positive role model and sharing her passion for the Montessori philosophy with children and adults alike.
Caitlyn McPhillips (Miss Caitlyn)
Miss Caitlyn attended Central Michigan University, taking classes in Family Studies and Early Childhood Development. She’s worked as a Licensed Behavior Technician which gave her the opportunity to work with a multitude of children with various special needs and behavioral challenges.
She started at Michele’s Montessori in 2018 as an Assistant Teacher. She has been the Lead Teacher for the toddler program starting in the 2020/2021 school year, and is currently studying to get her pre-primary Montessori Certification. Teaching children is one of Caitlyn’s biggest passions and sources of happiness. She looks forward to meeting your children and being their teacher, friend, and playmate. |
Heather Hoppenjan (Miss Heather) |
Lindsay Brogger (Miss Lindsay) |
Miss Heather came to Michele's Montessori after working in the Midland Public School system within the ESA Department for one year and then as a paraprofessional in Special Education at Chestnut Hill for three years. Miss Heather has had the opportunity to work in the Toddler room from its first day. She loves their personalities and teaching them, she finds it so rewarding to see the progression from when they first until they move to the preschool room. She has a passion for working with children and feels very fortunate to have the opportunity to work here at Michele's Montessori. |
Lindsay is a returning staff member who worked at the school from 2001-2011. Working with children since 1999 she is a married mother of three gorgeous girls and is busy working towards her CDA to add on to her Montessori Teaching Certification. While not working at Michele’s she was employed by Saginaw ISD for 3 years and also spent 1 year as a Lead Teacher at Head Start. Because of her love of Montessori, Lindsay is excited to be returning to share her love of learning with a new students. |
Sarah Rogers (Miss Sarah)
Miss Sarah was born and raised in Sanford, Michigan. She attended Grand Valley State University where she earned her degree in Integrated Science with a minor in Elementary Education.
Sarah moved to Houston, Texas in 2009 and began teaching 2nd, 4th and 5th graders. Returning to Michigan in 2018 she has taught Pre-K through 9th grade before joining our staff this Spring. She is looking forward to spending time with the children of Michele’s Montessori School, teaching them the fundamentals that they need to be successful. |
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