Santa Fe Montessori School
            858-755-3232
Faculty and Staff
The Children's House began in 1971, the Elementary School opened in 1973, and the Toddler Community was established in 2000.  We believe in the importance of a well-trained stable staff for each program.

We are proud of our teaching staff!  All Head Teachers in the Toddler Community, Children's House, and Elementary Program are certified through either either Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) or The American Montessori Society (AMS).  Head Teachers in the Elementary and the Children's House have an average of 15 years experience teaching at SFMS.  Our Toddler Teachers received their training under the guidance of Dr. Silvana Quatrocchi Montanaro, from Rome, Italy.  She is the Director of Training, Assistance to Infancy Course, which she presented in La Jolla, California. 

Each classroom also has an assistant teacher, most of whom are in the process of becoming certified Montessori teachers.  All assistants who work with our young children are required to have Early Childhood Education Credits.

Classmate ratios are; Toddler Community 6:1, Children's House 12:1, Elementary School 14:1.  We have additional teachers on staff who provide support in specific areas:  Montessori music in the Children's House and Jr.I Elementary Level, computer instruction at the Elementary Level, Spanish at the Elementary Level and P.E. at the Elementary Level. 

Administration
Founder                                     Nancy Sager                 
Head of School                           Walter Huebscher
Administrative Assistant            Connie Zijlstra
Business manager                      Christy Foley
Registrar                                   Jennifer Busick
Development Director                 Karen Berger
Bookkeeper                                Ana Aguila

Elementary Program
Head Teacher Jr. II                     Christine Beausoleil
Assistant Teacher Jr. II               Zahra Sadeghi
Head Teacher Jr. I                      Fibi Forutanpour
Assistant Teacher Jr. I                Beth Hagen
Head Teacher Jr. I                      Cathy Zoeckler
Assistant Teacher Jr.I                 Betsy Bowler

Computer/Resource Teacher       Cynthia Huebscher
Physical Education                      Cindy Friedman
Spanish                                      Ana Mora
Music                                         Susan Bond

Children's House
Head Teacher Rm. 1                   Estella Munoz
Assistant                                   Maike Matthews
Head Teacher Rm. 2                   Soraya Chowdhury
Assistant                                   Doraly Quinonez
Head Teacher Rm. 3                   Sibylle Gribnau            
Assistant                                   Laurie Welch
Head Teacher Rm. 4                   Shahin Ahmadi
Assistant                                   Lorri Lochow
Head Teacher Rm. 5                   Dawn Eckert
Assistant                                   Michele de la Cruz

Toddler Community
Head Teacher Rm. A                  Maria Meyers
Assistant                                   Lesley Koval
Head Teacher Rm.B                   Alejandra Rosas
Assistant                                   Bertha Verduzco





1010 Solana Drive

P.O. Box 745
Solana Beach, Ca 92075

1-858-755-3232 Phone
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