Faculty & Staff

In brief, the teacherโ€™s principle duty in the school may be described as follows: She should explain the use of the material. She is the main connecting link between the material, that is the objects, and the child.

This is a simple, modest duty, and yet it is much more delicate than that found in the older schools, where the material simply helps the children to understand the mind of the teacher, who must pass on her own ideas to a child, who must in turn receive them.โ€

โ€“ Discovery of the Child: Clio Press, 1988

Head of School

Patricia McNicholas

  • Head of School for 50 Years
  • Kindergarten Math Teacher
  • Chief Financial Officer

Doug Thomas

  • Chief Financial Officer

Staff

Miss Pamela

  • Teacher; Elementary School Grades 1-4
  • Teaching at CSMS for 18 years
  • NAMC Montessori Elementary Certification
  • Private Academic Certification K-8
  • B.S. Gwynedd Mercy University
  • Graduate Courses Penn State University, West Chester University, Immaculata

Miss Rosemary

  • Teacher; Elementary School Grades 1-4
  • ESL Certification Immaculata University
  • M.Ed. Elementary Education Chestnut Hill College
  • B.A. in English / Writing Pennsylvania State University
  • Associates Degree College of New Rochelle
  • Lower Elementary Montessori Teaching Certification NAMC

Miss Tara

  • Teacher; Kindergarten
  • B.S. Early Education
  • Masters Reading Specialist
  • NAMC Montessori Certification

Miss Barbara

  • Main Building Supervisor
  • Blue Room Teacher 
  • B.S. Early Childhood Education, MA Special Education, Wilson Reading Certificate
  • 40+ Years of Teaching Experience 
  • 36 Years Teaching at CSMS

Miss Jency

  • Private Academic Certificate for Nursery/Kindergarten
  • NAMC Montessori Certification
  • 14 Years Teaching at CSMS

Miss Emily

  • Administrator 
  • Elementary Reading/Grammar/Language Arts Teacher 
  • B.S. in Early Childhood Education with a 4th/5th Grade Endorsement from University of Dayton 
  • 9 Years working at CSMS/CSA during the summer
  • Second Year teaching in Elementary at CSA

Miss Marie

  • Office Manager 
  • 11 years teaching at CSMS

Miss Ann

  • Infant Teacher 
  • Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education from Montgomery County Community College  
  • Over 15 Years of Teaching Experience 
  • 2 Year teaching at CSMS

Miss Kathy

  • Older Toddler Teacher
  • BS. Education PreK-4
  • 7-8 years of teaching

Miss Diane

  • Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
  • Private Academic Certification for PreK-Grade 4
  • Montessori Certification

Physical Education

“Coach P” Purnell Wilson


Music

Miss Nina


Extended Daycare

Miss Janet

  • After School Daycare
  • Classroom Assistant in Wissahickon School District