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Our Team 

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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.  

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This will be Emily's 5th year teaching at our school.   She has been teaching preschool for over 20 years and she has a Child Development Associates from the Council for Professional Recognition and a Montessori assistant teaching certification from MMTEC.  Emily manages the handwriting area of our classroom and if anyone can make handwriting fun....it's Emily!  The children love her and she accomplishes a great deal with her friendly and loving approach.   She can effectively accomplish multiple tasks simultaneously ---- with a smile on her face! She lives in Fowlerville with her boyfriend Kurt and together they have four  children Kayla, Laken, Gwenna and Luke.

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