Teacher – Madrona Room – CHELLE DOWNEY-MAGEE

Chelle started at Arbor in 1998 and has been teaching Montessori since 1988. She has a Masters in Education for Curriculum and Instruction and a BA in elementary education. She has a NCME* Montessori certificate for both 3-6 and 6-9 year olds and is Washington state certified for K-8. Chelle believes that learning should be fun and her classroom is a testament to that belief. Her love of the theater comes to the children through the use of drama in everyday activities.

This is Michele’s fifth year at Arbor Montessori School. She holds a B.A. from the University of Washington and an AMS Montessori Certificate for 6-9 year olds from the Montessori Education Institute of the Pacific Northwest. Her love for everything Montessori shines through in her dedication to her students and environment. The children are still not certain of her relationship to "Professor Pink" but their curiosity is strong!

Elementary Co-Teacher –

This is Debbie’s fifth year teaching. She is new to the Sammamish area having just moved from Port Orchard in June. When her son turned three and ready for school, she started to look into the Montessori philosophy and realized that this was where she and her son belonged. Debbie has a bachelor’s in education with a certificate to teach K-8, is a yoga instructor for children, and received her Montessori training for 6-9 at Montessori Education of the Pacific Northwest.