About Our School

For the past 20 years, Sara was either in the classroom or the library.  She has been fortunate to work with children of all ages from infants through high school and places great value on collaboration with parents, students, and teachers.  While she loves Montessori Cosmic Education for elementary students, some of her favorite lessons include Ancient Civilizations, Peace Studies with Montessori Model United Nations, and Writer’s Workshop. Her educational journey includes an AMI, 6-12 Montessori credential from Hershey Training Center, a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary English Education from Grace College-Winona Lake, IN and a Master of Library Science from Indiana University-Fort Wayne.  She is overjoyed to be part of the first Wildflower school in Fort Wayne and the state of Indiana.  Likewise, Sara feels grateful to continue sharing Montessori with families in Fort Wayne as she was able to do for her own children for many years.

Following in her mother’s footsteps, Beth is ingrained with a deep love for young children.  While home with her two daughters, she opened a home daycare and this is when her passion for the Montessori method began.  Beth earned her Montessori certification for ages 0-6 and has been teaching for the past 21 years.  She strives to teach the whole child with an emphasis for meeting a child’s emotional needs.  She really loves the Montessori math materials and her classrooms are known for their warm, homelike feeling.  This warmth extends to the families of her students.  She is excited to be a part of Alyssum and the Wildflower network so she can pursue her love of lifelong learning and inspire her young students to do the same.

Suzy found her love for children after volunteering at a local therapeutic horseback riding center.  From there, she pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Therapeutic Recreation from Indiana University-Bloomington and followed this with a General Science Teaching Endorsement for grades 6-12.  While growing her family, she earned a Masters in Education from Indiana University-Fort Wayne focused on marriage and family counseling.  She worked regionally to provide homebound preschool services to low-income families and taught parenting classes for a social service agency in Fort Wayne. She discovered Montessori elementary education at a local Montessori School while serving on their board.  She pursued her AMS, 6-12 credential from St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul, MN and has relished being in the elementary classroom these past 18 years.  She loves teaching children to appreciate Earth’s beauty and the laws of nature through science and ecology lessons. She is excited to have found The Wildflower Network and to be given an opportunity to pioneer a unique, educational perspective in Fort Wayne focused on the powerful work of social justice through learning about implicit bias in the classroom.