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- Dr. Maria Montessori
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Kasie Clifford
Assistant
Loraine Orta
Lead Teacher
Ms. Loraine Orta has been a Montessori Primary teacher since 1985. She’s a graduate of the Houston Montessori Center and joined the Montessori Moments family in 1995. Loraine has been a great asset both in and out of the classroom due to the fact that she also has her Director’s Certification and had played that role at other Montessori schools. She is the mother of two, Madicella and Jeremy, both Montessori children, and enjoys outdoor activities as well as finding outlet for her creativity.
Clara Payan
Lead Teacher
Cecilia Cuneo
Lead Teacher
Ms. Cecilia Cuneo is a native of Peru. She became interested in Montessori education at the University of Lima while studying accounting and Special Education. After moving to Houston in 1991 and beginning her family, she received her Primary Certification in 2000. She joined the Montessori Moments family in 2010 bring with her 10 years of experience as a Lead Montessori teacher. She enjoys cycling and spending time with her husband and son.
Cora Thompson
Assistant
Ms. Clara Payan moved to United States from Argentina, where she worked as an English teacher to small children, in 1990. She became interested in Montessori Education after the birth of her first daughter Ines, and received her certification from the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) in 1994. She and her husband, Trini, have lived in Houston since 1995 and she became part of the Montessori Moments family that fall. Besides being a Primary teacher at the school, Ms. Clara also teaches our extra-curricular Spanish classes. Both her daughters, Ines, 19, and Clarita, 11, are graduates of our Elementary program, and her 5 year old twins, Elena and Lucas, are currently in the Primary program. Clara enjoys spending time with her family at the beach and snow skiing.
Ms. Cora Thompson was born in Luling, Texas and moved to Houston with her family in 1999. She began working in childcare in 2003 and joined the Montessori Moments family in 2005. She is currently attending Lone Star College for nursing. Ms. Cora enjoys shopping, working out and watching football!
Kacie started her Montessori Career in 2004 after graduating high school. In 2006, she received her Montessori Toddler Assistant Certification and began working in the Toddler Community. After four years, she became a Primary Assistant Teacher. Kacie came to work at Montessori Moments in January 2011. In her free time she enjoys being in her yard, playing with her dog, and spending time with friends and family.
Madicella Orta
Assistant
Ms. Madicella Orta is Ms. Loraine’s daughter and has been a part of the Montessori Moments family since her mother joined us in 1995! She officially began working with us in March of 2007 and not surprisingly, went on to complete the course work for the Primary training in 2009. “Madi” is married to Stephen and has a daughter, Lana, who is in the Toddler Community, and an infant son, Landon, who will be enrolling June of 2012!
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