The Educational Background of the Children's House Montessori School Staff.

Administration

Dora Mallett - Administrator                                        Bachelor of Science in Education (Capital University)

Suellen White - Office Assistant                                 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music History  (Newberry College)

Infant/Toddler Program Staff

Helen Joseph - Infant/Toddler Teacher
AMI Montessori Assistants to Infancy Certification (Montessori Institute - Denver, Colorado)

Sharon Pitts -  Infant/Toddler Assistant
Extensive background in Photography Research at Eastman Kodak and also skilled in computer technology
 

Primary Staff

Teresa Gurucharri Monroe - Primary Teacher & Program Director
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Modern Choreography (University of South Florida)
AMI Montessori Primary Certification (Southern Montessori Institute)

Maria Simon - Primary Teacher
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology (Widener University)
Masters Degree in Language and Speech Pathology       Specialist's Degree in Dyslexia (Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya of Barcelona Spain)
AMI Primary Montessori Certification (Montessori Institute of San Diego, Ca)

Lisa Breitenstein - Primary Classroom Assistant           Formerly worked as a paramedical aesthetician              

Alicia Hayes - Primary Classroom Assistant                          Associate of Arts Degree in  Photography (Daytona Beach Community College)

Eileen Simoneau - Primary Classroom Assistant                    Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism (University of Central Florida)

Lower Elementary Program

Miriam Clark - Lower Elementary Teacher
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art History and Anthropology (Case Western Reserve University)
AMI Primary Montessori Certification (AMI Training Center - Perugia, Italy)
AMI Elementary Montessori Certification (Montessori Training Institute of Washington, DC)

Andy Cooper - Lower Elementary Classroom Assistant
Extensive Background in Horticulture

Theresa Vitale - Lower Elementary Classroom Assistant
Associate of Arts Degree in Early Child Development (Southern Connecticut University)

Upper Elementary Program

Shelina Lakhani Bandeali - Upper Elementary Classroom Teacher                                                                   Bachelor of Arts Degree in Commerce (University of Mumbai)                 AMI Primary Montessori Certification (Montessori Training and Research Center of Hyderabad, India)                                                                                       AMI Elementary Montessori Certification (Montessori Training Center of Milwaukee)                     

Princess Koletsky - Upper Elementary Classroom                     Assistant                                                                 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Marketing and Management (Tampa   College)                          

Special Area Teachers

Juana Crespo - Spanish Teacher                                 Diploma in Business Administration                             Diploma in Computer Accounting (Tampa College)

Deborah DeGaetano - Director of Music Program
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music (Stetson University) with Orff-Schulwerk, Certification Levels I, II, and III and              Musikgarten Training (University of Miami)

Christine McCord - Primary Outdoor Education Assistant  Master Gardener with Volusia County Agricultural Center

Susi White - Primary Outdoor Education Teacher                 Primary Montessori Certification (Southern Montessori Institute)