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Our Faculty & Staff

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Preschool/Kindergarten
First Grade
Junior Grades
Other Educators
Marie Nasser
Head Teacher
Troy Locke
Head Teacher
Angelika Baker
Head Teacher

Paula McKay Corkum
Music Teacher

Ann Lewis
Teacher
  Mary McElroy
Teacher
Jean Syverud Drew
Art and Art History Teacher
Donna Oldrid
Teacher
  Troy Locke
History
Paul Rose
Wildlife Rehabilitator
Michele A. Patnaude
teacher
    Clare Vadeboncoeur
Creative Movement Teacher
Claire O'Neill
teacher
    Fei Zi
Chinese Teacher
Administration  

The Administration of the school is carried out by a director, an administrator and Board of Directors.  The Board meets on a monthly basis, with emergency meetings scheduled as necessary.  Decisions concerning strategic planning, school policy, financial reviews and fundraising projects require a majority vote of the Board of Directors. The day to day functioning of the school is the province of the Director Troy Locke and Administrator Nicole Gabriel Nasser.

Board of Directors

  • Chairperson                       Daniel O’Neill
  • Member                            Sally Kingsbury
  • Member                            Robert Lee                    
  • Member                            Susan Potter
  • Member                            Kathy Good
  • Member                            Jackie Caruolo
  • Member                            David Everett
  • Attorney                           James E. Kelleher
  • Accountant                        Tony Deller
  • Founder Representative         Peter O’Neill

School Administration

  • Director                            Troy Locke
  • Administrator                     Nicole Gabriel Nasser

 


Faculty Bios

Mary McElroy
Teacher – Junior Class (6-9 year olds)


Education
BA Hunter College, New York City, NY (Psychology and Education)
New York State permanent Teacher Certification 1-6
MEd Cleveland State University, OH (Curriculum Development and Instruction)
Montessori Certification Early Childhood Education 3-7
St. Nicholas Montessori Institute, London, England
AMI Certificate, Association Montessori International, Bergamo, Italy
Elementary Education 6-12

Experience

New York City and Hawthorne, NY
Grade 1 (7 1/2 years) Grades K & 2 (2 years)- 91/2 years
Patton School of Montessori, CT, Co-Founder and Head Teacher Elementary Level, 11 years. Multi-age: Grades 1-6 (6 years) / Grades 1-3 (5 years) Elementary Consultant, Cerro al Volturno, Italy-Summer 1993
Montessori School of Chambersburg, Chambersburg, PA-Substitute teacher, Preschool/K, Consultant for development of elementary level.
Diocese of Providence, Principal 3 years. (K-8)
Montessori Children's House-Currently teacher grades 2-3 and Director


Years at MCH Started September 1997

PreK/Kindergarten

Marie Nasser
Head Teacher in Preschool and Kindergarten
Education
1988

American Montessori Society Early Childhood Credientials Ages 3-6

1983 BA in Psychology, University of Rhode Island
1972 AA in Liberal Arts, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY.
Experience
2000-present

Montessori Children's House

1992-2000 Montessori School of the Angels, Westport, MA
1987-1992 St. Joseph Montessori School, Fall River, MA.
Years at MCH Started September 2000

Ann Lewis
Teacher in Preschool

Education
2004

AMS Early Childhood Credential, Northeast Montessori Institute, Massachusetts

1983 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin. Graphic Design
  Courses in house construction, graduate level courses in art and art history.

Experience
2001-2004 Teacher in Toddler and Preschool at Angel Care Montessori in Providence
2000-2001

Assistant Teacher in Preschool, Kindergarten and After school elementary age children at Mount Hope Child Care Center

1999-2000

Production Artist /Cashier at East Side Copy Center

1992-1998 Remodeled an historic house and did volunteer work with a literacy organization and volunteered in son’s school.
1998-1999 Child Care Provider at Calvary Episcopal Church, Bastrop, Texas. Cared for children ages 2 to 5 in a “mother day out” program.
1998-1999 Taught art classes after school, elementary level, the Bastrop Fine Arts, Guild, Bastrop, Texas.

Years at MCH Started September 2004

Donna Oldrid
Teacher PreK-K

Education
3-6 American Montessori Society /Certification for 3-6 year olds

Experience
8 years assistant teacher pre-K/K and reading tutor, Fall River
4 years

co-teacher pre-K/K, Portsmouth

2 years

co-teacher pre-K/K, East Providence


Years at MCH Started September 1998

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