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Ms. Michelle

Directress | Bonsai Room

“It is true that we cannot make a genius. We can only give to each child the chance to fulfill his potential possibilities.” - Maria Montessori

Michelle has an extensive background in early education, including more than a decade leading a preschool classroom at St. Paul’s Early Childhood Center. She has an AA degree from Hamilton College and has also earned her paraeducator certification.

Michelle shared that “the Montessori Method speaks to me as it encourages the development of self-discipline and confidence for children, at such a young age. For children to be able to choose the ways and the pace at which they learn - boosted by teachers’ encouragement and positivity - is a strong scaffolding on which their further educational journey and development will grow and thrive.”