Maria Montessori said, "Our aim is not merely to make the children understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." 

I discovered my love of Montessori and children when my daughter was turning 3 and I discovered Gateway Montessori. I fell in love with this place the moment I walked in. I have 2 children, both in their early 30's and they both attended Gateway. I love meaningful quotes, learning, spending time with my family, my dog Cooper and my two cats, Figaro & Frannie. 

Magda Gerba said, "Be careful what you teach, it might interfere with what they are learning."

I earned a Master of Arts in Education with Honors from St. Catherine University, a Bachelor’s of Arts in Spanish and Religion from Cornell College. I also earned my Montessori Early Childhood Credential from Montessori Education Center of the Rockies in 1999, and completed my Montessori Administrator Credential from Montessori Education Center of the Rockies in 2017. I have been teaching since 1993, with 6 years at Gateway before becoming Gateway’s Head of School in 2013.

"It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless." L. R. Knost