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About me

Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	School owner/teacher
Location	Reston, Virginia, United States
Introduction	I am a wife and mother of two wonderful daughters (and two wonderful sons-in-law), grandmother to one (so far) delightful granddaughter. My husband and I were high school sweethearts who have been together for 42 years, married for 37 years. Our daughters are 36 and 33 years old. Our granddaughter turns three on March 6, 2008. I have been the "American Mama" to three exchange students from Italy. I have been actively involved in Montessori education since September, 1974 when my first child started Montessori Primary. I became a credentialled Montessori teacher (early childhood level) in 1980. I am trained in Elementary I & II but didn't finish crossing t's and dotting i's to become credentialled on those levels because I was too busy running my school and building a new school facility and I have incredible Elementary teachers on staff who are far better teachers than I. I opened my first school in 1984. My current school, Sunset Hills Montessori School, was opened in 1994. We enroll toddlers through grade 8 and have a current enrollment of 200. I recently had children in my school whose mother I taught. I am now working with a second generation of students.
Interests	reading, arts & crafts, movies
Favorite movies	teacher movies (Dangerous Minds, The Man Without a Face, Dead Poets Society, Finding Forrester, The Emperor's Club, Akeelah and the Bee, The Debaters, etc.), The American President, The Harry Potter Movies, You've Got Mail, Working Girl, Victor/Victoria, M.Knight Shyamalen movies
Favorite music	Doo Wop, 60's Motown, Ravel,Chopin,Pucinni, Broadway
Favorite books	mysteries, biographies, children's literature, Harry Potter, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiller, The Hundred Dresses, Chasing Vermeer

What would you name your ballet inspired by the sight of children leaping through a garden sprinkler?

Under the Droplets