Kristie Badgett<\/span>\u00a0\n

Badgett grew up in High Point, North Carolina and is happy to have settled so close to home in Statesville.\u00a0 She attended Appalachian State University and has been the lead teacher at the Children’s House since 2003.\u00a0 Badgett received her American Montessori Society credentials from the North Carolina Center for Montessori Teacher Education in Holly Springs, North Carolina.\u00a0 She decided to pursue her Montessori certificate after she followed her children into the classroom and found a warm, caring environment where students were respected as individuals.\u00a0 She has profound respect for the genius of the Montessori Method and encourages children to love to learn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5711″ css_animation=”right-to-left” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” el_class=”aboutImage”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n

Assistants<\/h3>\n
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5690″ css_animation=”left-to-right” img_link_target=”_self” el_class=”aboutImage” img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]Cheryl Mercer[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n

Pre-Primary (Pre-Kindergarten\/Kindergarten)<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]\n
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Annette Parker<\/span> \u00a0\n
Parker is a pre-primary teacher who began her career at Statesville Montessori School in 1989 when her sons were attending.\u00a0 Up until 2000 she assisted in both the Children’s House and in a 6-9 year old classroom at the elementary school campus.\u00a0 Parker obtained her 3-6 year old classroom American Montessori Society Credential in 2000 and has taught Pre-K and Kindergarten since that time.\u00a0 She feels so fortunate and passionately about teaching 3-6 year old children using the Montessori Method and materials.\u00a0 She loves her chosen profession and would make the same choice again if given the opportunity.<\/p>\n
Assistant – Katelyn Percy Parlier<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5692″ css_animation=”right-to-left” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” el_class=”aboutImage”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Lower Elementary (Grades 1-3)<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5693″ css_animation=”left-to-right” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” el_class=”aboutImage”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”right-to-left”]\n
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Beth Bush<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\n
Bush is a native of Statesville, North Carolina and has been teaching at Statesville Montessori since 2001.\u00a0 She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her Montessori training from the North Carolina Center for Montessori Education in Raleigh.\u00a0 She enjoys watching the children learn and grow into independent, self-motivated students.\u00a0 Montessori students learn through guided exploration of their environment and Bush is honored to be a part of each child’s journey.\u00a0 She strives to build sef-confidence and a love of learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]\n
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Teri Green<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\n
Green is a native of Charleston, South Carolina and currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.\u00a0 She studied at Morn’s College in Sumter, South Carolina receiving a Bachelor’s of Science degree.\u00a0 Green took her Montessori training at Billingsville Montessori under Ceres York.\u00a0 She taught public school for eight years before coming to Statesville Montessori in 2006.\u00a0 Green enjoys teaching the Montessori Method and believes in the Montessori philosophy of “Follow the Child”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5694″ css_animation=”right-to-left” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” el_class=”aboutImage”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Assistants<\/h3>\n
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5699″ css_animation=”left-to-right” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”medium” el_class=”aboutImage” border_color=”grey”][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]Elizabeth Hatley[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5696″ css_animation=”right-to-left” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”medium” el_class=”aboutImage”][vc_column_text css_animation=”right-to-left”]Dot Ingram[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Upper Elementary (Grades 4-5)<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]\n
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Beth Moore<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\n
Moore is a native of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.\u00a0 She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Townsend State University in Maryland and subsequently served 10 years in the U.S. Air Force.\u00a0 She received her Montessori Certification for 6-12 year olds from the North Carolina Center for Montessori Education.\u00a0 She is also certified as an Orton-Gillingham Dyslexic tutor.\u00a0 Moore has been teaching at Statesville Montessori since 1996.\u00a0 She brings to the classroom a love of books and reading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5697″ css_animation=”right-to-left” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” el_class=”aboutImage”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Assistant<\/h3>\n
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]Jayne Gutierrez[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Middle School (Grades 6-8)<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]\n
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Mary Ann Simmons<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\n
Mary Ann Simmons has been an educator for over twenty years.\u00a0\u00a0 A National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT), she has taught middle and high school English, as well as art history.\u00a0 She is also certified in art education and gifted education.\u00a0 Mrs. Simmons received an undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester, a master\u2019s degree in English Education from The University of Georgia, and a specialist degree in Instruction and Curriculum from Piedmont College.\u00a0 Prior to teaching, she worked in the visual arts as Public Relations Coordinator for The University of Vermont\u2019s Fleming Museum, Gallery Director at the Center for Music, Drama & Art in Lake Placid, NY, and Assistant Director of Parsons School of Design\u2019s summer program in Lake Placid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5701″ css_animation=”right-to-left” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” el_class=”aboutImage”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Math, Language Arts\u00a0& Science Teachers<\/h3>\n
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]Toby Spector\u00a0– Math[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]Jackie French – Science[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]Mary Ann Simmons – Language Arts[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Art<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5704″ css_animation=”left-to-right” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” el_class=”aboutImage”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”right-to-left”]\n
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Alisa Medich<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\n
Medich has been the lead art teacher at Statesville Montessori School since 2004.\u00a0 She graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Media Advertising and Marketing.\u00a0 Medich is married and has a daughter, Payton.\u00a0 She enjoys cooking, gardening, volleyball and painting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Assistants<\/h3>\n
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5705″ css_animation=”left-to-right” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”medium” el_class=”aboutImage”][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]Jacqui Ford[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Music<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Anna Garrelts<\/span>\u00a0 \n
Garrelts began teaching Music teacher at the Statesville Montessori Schoolin 2010. She received her musical education at the Yerevan Music School #5 in Armenia, studying classical piano, music history, music literature, music theory, vocal music and appreciation. Since graduating Garrelts has regularly performed works by her favorite composers, which include Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Bach and Beethoven.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Spanish<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]\n
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Tara Elliott<\/span>\u00a0\n
Elliott has taught preschool and Spanish since 2004.\u00a0 She also spent a year in Barranquilla, Colombia honing her Spanish speaking skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5706″ css_animation=”right-to-left” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” el_class=”aboutImage”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Physical Education<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5707″ css_animation=”left-to-right” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” el_class=”aboutImage”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”right-to-left”]\n
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Caroline Campbell<\/span>\u00a0\n
Campbell is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a degree in health & physical education with extra courses in Adaptive Physical Education.\u00a0 Her degree applies to children from Kindergarten to 12th\u00a0grade. Campbell has taught and coached all grades.\u00a0 She also has been trained in the SPARK curriculum, the NC endorsed program, and has administered the Fitnessgram physical fitness test.\u00a0 Campbell retired from teaching in the public schools and immediately came to Statesville Montessori.\u00a0 She has enjoyed her time at Statesville Montessori especially interacting with the students and staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Assistants<\/h3>\n
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5708″ css_animation=”left-to-right” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”medium” el_class=”aboutImage”][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]Cheri Collins[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
Office Staff<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5709″ css_animation=”left-to-right” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”medium” el_class=”aboutImage”][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”]Elaine Easterling[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5710″ css_animation=”right-to-left” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”medium” el_class=”aboutImage”][vc_column_text css_animation=”right-to-left”]Cindy McNeely[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text] Children’s House [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”left-to-right”] Kristie Badgett\u00a0 Badgett grew up in High Point, North Carolina and is happy to have settled so close to home in Statesville.\u00a0 She attended Appalachian State University and has been the lead teacher at the Children’s House since 2003.\u00a0 Badgett received her American Montessori Society credentials […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5688","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4mVuD-1tK","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statesvillemontessori.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statesvillemontessori.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statesvillemontessori.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.statesvillemontessori.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.statesvillemontessori.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5688"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.statesvillemontessori.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8141,"href":"https:\/\/www.statesvillemontessori.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5688\/revisions\/8141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statesvillemontessori.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}