“The training of the teacher who is to help life is something far more than the learning of ideas. It includes the training of character; it is a preparation of the spirit.”
-Maria Montessori

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Colleen Rittmeyer

Collen Rittmeyer
Lower Elementary Teacher (1st-3rd grades)
Associate of Arts
Lower Elementary Montessori Certified Teacher

I am Miss Colleen, and I teach the upper elementary grades at Montessori Academy. I am a Montessori certified teacher, with a certificate in Lower Elementary (ages 6-9). I have an Associate of Arts from Rock Valley College, and I am currently attending Northern Illinois University for my bachelor's degree in elementary education. I will also be getting certification for middle school teaching, with endorsements in Language Arts, Science, and Social Science. I started teaching at Montessori Academy in 2009. My husband, Josiah, and I have one daughter, Eliana. We are expecting our second child in December of 2011.