AMS Awards $71,200 in Teacher Education Scholarships

June 30, 2018.

Every year, the American Montessori Society awards teacher education scholarships to aspiring Montessori teachers in support of their professional growth. For the 2018 – 2019 academic year, we awarded 24 scholarships totaling $71, 200. We extend our hearty congratulations to the recipients and wish them well in their studies.

Ashely A. Arenas-Chalmers (Infant & Toddler), Summit Montessori Teacher Training Institute, Davie, FL

Mariam T. Barsoum (Early Childhood), Hope Montessori Educational Institute, Saint Louis, MO

Laura Borkenhagen (Early Childhood), Oklahoma City University MTEP, Oklahoma City, OK

Monique A. Breaux (Secondary I – II), Houston Montessori Center, Houston, TX

*Gabriella Barraza (Early Childhood), West Side Montessori School Teacher Education Program, New York, NY

Andria M. Conti (Early Childhood), Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center, Waterford, MI

*Kristen M. Cozart (Elementary I), Center for Montessori Teacher Education/NC, Cornelius, NC

*Andreza Karol da Silva (Infant & Toddler), Hope Montessori Educational Institute, Saint Louis, MO

Richard P. Escandon (Early Childhood), Midwest Montessori Teacher Training Center, Libertyville, IL

Charlotte J. Farrer (Elementary I – II), Institute for Montessori Innovation at Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT

*Lisa L. Francis (Early Childhood), Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education, Covington, KY

Laura Hughes (Elementary I – II), Institute for Montessori Innovation at Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT

*Alison J. Jundt (Elementary I), Montessori Center for Teacher Education, San Diego, CA

**Kyle E. Lockhart (Elementary I), Dallas Montessori Teacher Education Program, Dallas, TX

Bethany M. Mueller (Early Childhood), University of Wisconsin at River Falls MTEP, River Falls, WI

*Aki Nikori (Early Childhood), University of Wisconsin at River Falls MTEP, River Falls, WI

Jessica L. Pawell (Early Childhood), Houston Montessori Center, Houston, TX

Sativa A. Saposnek (Early Childhood), Northeast Montessori Institute, Warren, ME

Amy R. Scarborough (Elementary I – II), Lander University MTEP, Greenwood, SC

Grace A. Schneider (Elementary I), Montessori Education Center of the Rockies, Boulder, CO

Deseree Albano (Early Childhood), Montessori Academy Training Institute, Pembroke Pines, FL

Marissa Stickles (Early Childhood), Center for Montessori Education | NY, New Rochelle, NY

Kristen L. Wyant (Early Childhood), Center for Montessori Education | NY, New Rochelle, NY

Jinhui Xu (Early Childhood), New England Montessori Teacher Education Center, Goffstown, NH

*Scholarships partially funded from the Zell Family Scholarship Fund

** Scholarship partially funded by the Joanne P. Hammes Scholarship Fund