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OUR
TEAM
ADMINISTRATION
Edward
Jackson, head of school. B.B.A., Kennesaw
State University; M.Ed., Loyola College, Maryland; AMI
Primary Diploma, Montessori Institute of Atlanta; AMI
Elementary Diploma, Washington Montessori Institute.
Jackson
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Edward
Jackson
is Charles Towne Montessori's Head of School, a position
he has held since 2006.
A
former primary and elementary teacher at Charles Towne
Montessori, he was a lead-teacher in the primary program
at First Montessori School of Atlanta, Ga., and headmaster
of Pawley's Island Montessori School in Pawleys Island,
S.C.
Jackson
holds Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
diplomas at the pre-school (primary) and elementary
levels, as well as a bachelor's of business administration
degree in finance from Kennesaw State University and
a master's degree in education from Loyola College
in Maryland.
Before
embarking on a Montessori career, Jackson distinguished
himself for more than seven years in the Atlanta business
and arts communities. His involvement included: tour
director, rehearsal assistant, alumni secretary and
development/public relations director for the world-renowned
Atlanta Boy Choir; assistant to the managing principal
of Towers Perrin Consulting; and credit/financial
analyst for Trust Company Bank and ITT Commercial
Finance.
Jackson
maintains memberships in the Association Montessori
Internationale (AMI), the North American Montessori
Teacher's Association (NAMTA), and the Pi Sigma Epsilon
Business Fraternity. He is also certified in Musikgarten
and Orff-Schulwerk Level 1 music training.
A
member of the Rotary Club of Charleston, he is active
in civic and community affairs. He and his family
live in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
FACULTY
Elementary
Program (more)
Lynn
Newman, lead teacher, upper elementary. B.S.,
Carroll College; M.Ed., Loyola University Maryland;
AMI Elementary Diploma, Montessori Institute of Minnesota.
After
receiving a bachelor's degree in social work, lead
upper elementary teacher Lynn Newman worked
for several years as a treatment counselor. Because
of an interest in working with children, she later
decided to pursue a teaching degree and earned a teaching
certification and reading teacher license from Cardinal
Stritch University in Wisconsin. She then worked in
Milwaukee Public Schools and the Houston Independent
School District as a classroom teacher and as a reading
specialist.
When
her children were young, she worked part-time as an
ESL teacher in the Hong Kong public schools, teaching
English to children from first grade to middle school.
Since
receiving her AMI Elementary Diploma and a master's
degree in education, she has taught at the upper elementary
level in international schools in Tokyo, Germany and
the Virgin Islands.
Jere
Newman, lead teacher, lower elementary. B.A.,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; AMI Elementary Diploma,
Montessori Institute of Milwaukee.
After
receiving a bachelor's degree in history, lead lower
elementary teacher Jere Newman received an
AMI Elementary Diploma following training by Mary
Raudonis Low and Miss Stephenson.
Now
in his twentieth year of teaching Montessori elementary
education, Jere has taught in Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin,
Australia, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Japan, U.S. Virgin Islands
and Germany.
Jere
and Lynn have two daughters who will begin middle
school and high school this year. Jere enjoys travel,
astronomy and camping. He says he looks forward to
working at CTM and working with the wonderful lower
elementary students in his class.
Primary
Program (more)
Jennifer
Cerny, lead teacher. B.S., University of
Cincinnati; AMI Primary Diploma, Montessori Institute
of Atlanta.
Cerny |
Lead
primary teacher Jennifer Cerny, who holds a bachelor's
degree in materials science engineering, started her
career as an engineer who worked with fiberglass, cutting-edge
medical device technology, and aerospace research and
development.
But
she found that something was missing - that engineering
wasn't challenging or fulfilling in the right ways.
"I was thinking about working with children,
since it was something I really enjoyed, but was not
sure I could work in traditional schools since I did
not believe it was a good model/method of teaching.
Luckily around the time I was contemplating my career
path, a friend introduced me to Montessori theory
and practice and I absolutely fell in love, deciding
right then and there that I had finally found my calling.
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Cerny
earned her AMI certification from the Montessori Institute
of Atlanta in June 2007 and joined CTM two months
later. In her free time, she enjoys reading and the
outdoors. She is an enthusiastic traveler and thrives
on seeing other cultures so she can bring what she
learns to her students.
Karmelah
Grevan,
lead primary teacher. B.A., Arizona State
University; M.A. in counseling/ psychology, University
of Humanistic Studies, Phoenix, AZ; AMI Primary Certification,
Certified in
Early Childhood Programs, Univeristy of WI Extension.
Grevan |
Karmelah Grevan, a lead primary teacher at Charles
Towne Montessori, holds
a bachelor's degree in humanities from Arizona State
University, a master's degree in counseling psychology
from the University of California and an AMI primary
diploma from the Montessori Institute of Atlanta.
Grevan
has more than 15 years of experience as an educator
of young children, holding positions such as lead
teacher, academic director and administrator. She
also has served as Montessori teacher trainer in geography
and cultural studies at the New Gate School in Sarasota,
FL.
Choosing
to be an educator after years of conducting a counseling
practice in Phoenix, Grevan says she is excited to
be part of the 'Montessori' solution to so many issues
our global community poses.
Infant/Toddler
Program: (more)
Rigel
Whytsel, toddler lead teacher.
Whytsel |
Rigel Whytsel is a Montessori Certified Toddler
Teacher with six years of Toddler experience. He is
currently attending classes at Trident Technical College
in pursuit of a business degree so that he can open
his own Montessori School. Rigel moved to Charleston
in September 2008 from Tucson, Ariz., but he has been
visiting family in the area for the last 10 years. Rigel
also has done volunteer work in the past helping relocate
families and he loves to travel. In addition, he has
a construction background and doubles as our maintenance
man.
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