Provide young children with a quality Montessori learning experience, in order to promote intellectual, physical, and social/emotional growth.
Stephanie is the Educational Coordinator of the preprimary program. Stephanie is a certified Montessori teacher, with a BFA degree from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. She has been teaching in Montessori since 1994. Stephanie is an MCR alumni and returned to the school in 1996 to join the teaching staff. With a strong foundation in the Montessori philosophy and a love of art, Stephanie found her niche and began giving art workshops at the Xavier University and Crescent Ridge Academy Montessori Teacher Training Programs. Stephanie is a published author of Art Curriculum for the Montessori Classroom, which is a required textbook for students in the Montessori Teacher Training program at Xavier University and Crescent Ridge Academy.
Stephanie and her husband Scott are proud parents of Beck and Henry, also MCR alumni. She and Scott believe one reason Beck and Henry are well-rounded, well adjusted, empathetic, contributing members of their communities is largely due to their foundation in education from MCR.
Stephanie has a daily Ashtanga Yoga practice and is a lover of art and the outdoors. She believes whole-heartedly in the Montessori philosophy and is dedicated to always serving the needs of the child first.