I started my Montessori journey 12 years ago as an assistant in an AMS accredited classroom.  I began my AMS Montessori training after 2 years of assisting.  I completed AMS Montessori training in Early Childhood Education in 2015 at the Center for Montessori Teacher Education - North Carolina.  I became the lead teacher in the same classroom that began my journey; cultivating community amongst the children and their families and honing my craft as an educator of young children.  In 2019, I co-founded Hawthorn Montessori.  As a Montessori educator, I believe it is my responsibility to show children safety, joy, peace, justice and self-advocacy, so that when they go out into the world beyond our classroom they recognize and gravitate towards those values.  

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Lasting change and peace start with our children.  I hope to build a community of children and their families that expresses the importance of human liberation.

I found my love of Montessori through my love of farming flowers! My first taste of the Montessori philosophy was during my time working on a family farm in Sandy Mush, NC. After observing the farmers' children using methods of conflict resolution that I had never witnessed children using, I was compelled to find out more! Maria Montessori’s teachings have resonated with me ever since. I have been working in Montessori preschools since 2016 and it has brought enormous amounts of joy and constant learning into my life. One of my very favorite things about this work is having the opportunity to be a safe and respectful ally for the children we teach. I am honored to be able to actively take part in their early learnings of peace and consent as well as being able to participate in making their first experiences in their learning journeys positive and empowering.