top of page
IMG_6629_edited.jpg

JAMEY McCORMICK

Head of School

“Preventing conflicts is the work of politics; establishing peace is the work of education.” - Dr. Maria Montessori

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

IMG_6598_edited.jpg

MIKEL DAENEN

Admissions Director

“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” - Robert Frost

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

IMG_6596 (1)_edited.jpg

BRANDI ELLERTON

Business Manager

"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think"

Margaret Mead

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

IMG_2831_edited.jpg

ABBEE SKAGGS

Lead Teacher, Buttercup Room

 “The teacher has two tasks: to lead the children to concentration and to help them in their development afterwards.” - Dr. Maria Montessori

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

231E5FB7-1DCB-4A90-B269-845E6C05EC68 (1)

AMY GALLIK

Lead Teacher, Lupine Room

 “The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.” - Dr. Maria Montessori

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

IMG_6612_edited.jpg

HANNAH BECKNER

Lead Teacher, Shooting Star Room

““Education is the best weapon for peace.” - Dr. Maria Montessori

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

IMG_6638_edited.jpg

LYNAE TRIEMSTRA

Assistant Teacher, Bumblebee

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” - Maya Angelou

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

IMG_6616_edited.jpg

KATIE TRIEMSTRA

Assistant Teacher, Shooting Star 

“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” - Maya Angelou

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

Screenshot 2022-03-21 10.05.03 AM.png

BECKI COOK

Assistant Teacher, 

Lupine and Kindergarten

"Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, it's the only home we've ever known.

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

IMG_6653_edited.jpg

DEB ZANDER

Toddler Program

Director

“The past has no power over the present moment"-

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

Screenshot 2022-03-21 10.05.17 AM.png

TAILYR DRYDAHL

Assistant Teacher,  School Nurse

 Buttercup

"No one ever injured their eyesight by looking on the bright side.

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

Screenshot 2022-02-09 12.36.58 PM.png

Rebecca Murray

Assistant Teacher, Lupine Room

"Art is an international language, understood by all."- Igor Babailov

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

IMG_6624_edited.jpg

Marley Quinn

Assistant Teacher, Buttercup Room

“Children acquire knowledge through experience in the environment.” - Dr. Maria Montessori

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

Resized-20220725-113105.JPEG

Liz O'Leary

Assistant Teacher, Bumblebee

"Don't give up! I believe in you all!A person's a person, no matter how small" - Dr. Seuss

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

IMG_6670_edited.jpg

MARIE JONES

Assistant Teacher Buttercup Room

“The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” - Dr. Seuss

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

We know our teachers are the heart of our school.

 

At Great Beginnings, we aim to hire and retain a collaborative team of teachers who are kind, nurturing, inquisitive, capable and professional. 

bottom of page