Staff & Credentials

Kristine

Lead Teacher- Lower Elementary

My Montessori experience didn't start after my teaching degree, it started before I was 2. I attended Oakridge from the time I was toddling around through 8th grade> This included a few years of being a student at the Ranch school before going to public High school and university. I attended Western Washington University and have my BA Ed in Spanish with Washington State teaching credentials since 2013. I did my Elementary I Montessori training through NAMC. I am also a certified lifeguard through the American Red Cross and I teach swimming lessons to the students during the summers. My first students are now in University or having careers now.

Qualifications:

-Bachelors Degree in Spanish and Elementary Education, certified through Washington State

-Montessori Lower Elementary certification (ages 6–9) through the North American Montessori Center (NAMC), an accredited program by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE)

-American Red Cross certified Life Guard

-Annual continuing education and professional hours are fulfilled through state-approved early learning frameworks like the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) MERIT system

-Annual continuing education by attending the American Montessori Society’s (AMS) conference; known for being the world's largest gathering of Montessori educators, researchers, and school leaders