Meet our Staff |
Our Team
Patty is the lead teacher and the administrator of the school. She has been a Montessori teacher for over 26 years. She began her career at the Milford Montessori where her children attended school. She and her husband Lee began the Follow the Child Montessori School seventeen years ago. She has a B.A. in Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University and she received her Montessori Pre-Primary AMS credential from the Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center in Rochester. Her visions for providing a quality Montessori education are reflected in her affiliations with the Michigan Montessori Society, the American Montessori Society and as a member of the Livingston County Great Start Connect. She is also a Parent Talk facilitator and she offers Parenting classes during the school year. Patty has been married to her husband Lee for 31 years and they have two sons Alex and Nick. Our school has definitely been a family creation and you will often see Lee and our boys at the school helping out with a project!
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Jessica has been a part of Follow the Child Montessori for the past 5 years. She has a Bachelor's degree in American Sign Language as well as a Montessori Assistant teacher certification from MMTEC. Jessica is primarily a language teacher at our school however she can be found helping happily guiding students in all areas of our school. She is a joyful and effective teacher and her enthusiasm for teaching is reflected in her dedication to the many aspects of planning and organization of our lessons and materials.
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This will be Mandy DeRoy-Thames’ sixth year teaching at our school. She has an elementary
teaching degree with an endorsement in Early Childhood as well as a Montessori assistant teaching certification from MMTEC. Mandy teaches our Kindergartners and she has a calm, encouraging
and kind approach and she finds joy in each interaction with her students. She is married to her
wonderful husband Gary and they have children. Her daughter Sydnei, is a dental assistant in
Rochester and her two younger children, Noah and Clera attend Parker Middle School.
teaching degree with an endorsement in Early Childhood as well as a Montessori assistant teaching certification from MMTEC. Mandy teaches our Kindergartners and she has a calm, encouraging
and kind approach and she finds joy in each interaction with her students. She is married to her
wonderful husband Gary and they have children. Her daughter Sydnei, is a dental assistant in
Rochester and her two younger children, Noah and Clera attend Parker Middle School.
Emi
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