A Letter From Our Educational Director

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Meet Our Directors

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Stephanie Woo

Educational Director

“ The mind of the child between 0-6 is completely different from ours and therefore, we cannot fully trust our point of view when it comes to children. We must question what we are thinking. We must watch our own reactions and triggers. When you know how their mind differs from ours, I hope it will also stop any frustration you may be experiencing now. Maria Montessori wrote, ‘The fate of mankind lies in the child.’ But it is the education and self-awareness of the adult that will truly impact the child and thus the fate of us all.” - Stephanie Woo

Stephanie grew up watching her mother start and develop the Ms. Lam Montessori School, where she has also worked for several summers.  Stephanie has her AMI 0-3 Assistant-to-Infancy diploma from The Montessori Institute in Denver, CO, her AMI 3-6 Primary diploma from The Montessori Institute Northwest in Portland, OR, and her 6-12 Elementary diploma from The Montessori Institute in Spokane, WA.

Stephanie is a mother of three: 11-year-old twins, Brooke and Mackenzie, and 5-year-old Harper, who are all currently attending Ms. Lam Montessori. Stephanie's blog, Montessori On the Double, and her YouTube channel, documents her journey of raising her twins, Brooke and Mackenzie, the Montessori way. Her book, Raising Your Twins - Real Life Tips On Parenting Your Children with Ease (Without Kicking Your Spouse to the Curb!), was published by Aviva Publishing in 2013. 

Prior to Montessori and motherhood, Stephanie graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in History and was the owner of a greeting card company for 10 years. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking with her children, writing and meditating.

Mark Bartosh
Director of Operations

Mark is an AMI-Certified elementary teacher (Ages 6 - 12) who graduated from Montessori Northwest in Portland, Oregon. Before changing careers to become a teacher, he spend 12 years in business as a CPA working for Price Waterhouse & Coopers and then as the Director of Finance for the Union of Reform Judaism.  Currently Mark is the Director of Operations for the Ms Lam Montessori School.