Russelle Low, Children’s House 1 Head Teacher
Russelle’s dedication to early childhood education is manifest in her broad educational background.  With a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from the University of Tennessee, Russelle began her career in education as a certified K-3 specialist in Tennessee.  She went on to earn a Master of Early Childhood Education from Georgia State University, and her Montessori 3-6 (Preprimary) Diploma from St. Nicholas Montessori College in London, England.  Russelle began her work as a Montessori teacher in 1984.  Prior to joining CMSAA, Russelle held positions as Head Teacher and Assistant Lecturer (for Montessori teacher training programs) in Tennessee and Georgia.  She enjoys needlework, art history, travel and dance.  Her gentle and gracious guidance provide a particular comfort to the children as they grow in knowledge, confidence, independence and love of the Lord through their years with her.  Russelle and her husband Walter have a daughter who is a CMSAA graduate.

Beth Kohler, Children’s House 1 Teacher
Beth received her Montessori preprimary certification from the Adrian Dominican Montessori Teacher Education Institute in 2001 and has worked as Montessori Teacher ever since.  She brings to CMSAA great experience in a variety of preprimary programs including Montessori summer camps, after-school and toddler programs.  Beth also gifts the children of CMSAA with her extensive training in Children’s Ministry, dance and creative movement.

Cho-Kyoung Kim, Children’s House 1 Teacher and Children & Worship Teacher
Cho-Kyoung Kim is a life long learner who received her Montessori certification at Adrian Dominican Montessori Teacher Education Institute in 2003.  She holds a B.S. in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics from the Sacred Heart Catholic University in Seoul, Korea.  Cho-Kyoung has many years teaching experience with stints which range from teaching kindergarten to middle school math and science.  She also has administrative experience and, for three years, was the assistant director of the Korean Christian Academy in Seoul, Korea.  Cho-Kyoung delights in sharing God’s love with young children and we are delighted that she has joined the CMSAA community to teach and lead the school-wide Children & Worship program.

Children’s House 2

Laura Hutchinson, Children’s House 2 Head Teacher
Laura Hutchinson is an incredibly experienced Montessorian who has taught at both AMI and AMS schools in Ohio, Virginia and New York.  Laura has a Bachelor of Science in Education from Edgecliff College in Ohio and holds an AMI Montessori Certification.  Her Montessori career started in 1976 at the Hershey Montessori School in Ohio and went on to include a wonderful variety of settings ranging from a small, two room school in a church basement to large school serving children from the infant community through Middle School.  Laura has established brand new classrooms as well as taken over the role of Directress in well established classrooms.  Her last position was again at Hershey Montessori School, one of the few Montessori farm schools in the United States.  We are blessed to have Laura part of the CMSAA community.  Laura has two children who have experienced Montessori education through middle school.

Jessica Guerra, Children’s House 2 Teacher
Jessica received her Montessori Certification at Brookfield Academy in Rochester Hills.  She received her Associate Degree in Child Development from Wayne County Community College.  Jessica comes to CMSAA with previous Montessori teaching experience at Montessori Children’s Center in Allen Park and Meadowbank Schools in Lincoln Park.  Jessica is an outgoing, enthusiastic addition to our Children's House class!

Alexandra Hejazi, Children’s House 2 Intern, Children's House Spanish Teacher & Bambino Teacher
Alexandra is currently studying to receive her Early Childhood Montessori certification at the Adrian Dominican Montessori Teacher Education Institute.  A native of Columbia, Alexandra earned her Bachelor in Business Administration at the Universidad ICESI and then came to the U.S. in 1999 and attended the Access International Language Institute.  She is currently working on a second Bachelors degree in Economics at Eastern Michigan University.  Welcome Alexandra!