About Periwinkle Montessori
The uniqueness of the Montessori environment is that it emphasizes learning through all five senses. Children in a Montessori classroom are free to move about as they learn through self-guided exploration and discovery. The choice of activity is their own, and with the gentle guidance of a teacher and their peers, children learn and develop at their own pace. In this way, learning becomes an organic series of revelations that fosters self-discipline, concentration, motivation, and most importantly, a love of learning. Children who are given the freedom to explore their interests in a Montessori classroom enjoy arriving at school each day and look forward to Monday morning.
The 3 year age span in a Montessori Children's House classroom creates a small "community" in which the older children freely and spontaneously share their insights with their younger classmates. It is an extraordinary and highly effective method of learning that often leads children to reach for the stars.
A garden is a natural extension of the Montessori classroom. It is important for children to learn how to nurture their environment and their bodies, especially today in our culture of fast food and inactivity. With the summer session planting our first "plot" in the garden, we look forward to our first harvest in the coming weeks (pickles, tomatoes, lettuce) and months (pumpkins!).
Nadine Deasy
Nadine graduated with highest honors from Boston University's School of Management with a degree in Business Administration and Management. The mother of three, she received her Montessori training and certification at Northeast Montessori Institute and has been a Children's House Lead Teacher for the past nine years. Northeast Montessori Institute is A.M.S. Affiliated and M.A.C.T.E Accredited. Previously Nadine worked as a Children's House Teacher Assistant at Montessori Academy of Cape Cod in North Falmouth and was Treasurer on the Board of Overseers at the Woods Hole Child Center in Woods Hole.
Rebecca Kirk
Becky attended Tufts University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she earned her BA in English. She attended the teacher certification program at Northeast Montessori Institute and then taught at the Montessori Academy of Cape Cod from 1998 to 2000. While raising her four children Becky has also been a State Licensed Family Daycare Provider, Program Director of the Chapaquoit Yacht Club, Soccer Coach, President of the Falmouth Soccer Club, and served on the Board of Directors of SM Sailing and the West Falmouth Preschool.
Maria Demeo
Maria holds her Masters in Teaching in Spanish and English as a Second Language from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, VT. Maria lived, studied, and taught in Spain, Puerto Rico and Costa Rica. In 2000 Maria left teaching middle school spanish in Sandwich, MA to start Language Links. She has been running Spanish Immersion classes and camps for children and adults year round and in 2004 Language Links received the Cape Cod SCORE Small Buisness of the Year award.
Gabriela Ituarte
After graduating with a Finance Degree, Gabriela joined PriceWaterhouseCoopers as a financial advisor in their Mexico City office. A couple of years later, following a brief stint working in a Cambodian hotel, she returned to Mexico to pursue her dream of working with children. Together with her co-founder, she opened the doors of a new school operating from a two-bedroom house with 4 eager pioneering students. The school soon overcame the challenge to become one of the leading Montessori kindergartens in her area with over 60 children, ages 1 to 6. In 2007, Gabriela moved to Cape Cod where she began her Montessori certification at the Northeast Montessori Institute. Gabriela is happily married and is expecting her first baby!
