Andrea Glassmeyer, Pre-Primary Classroom 1

Accomplishments:

• Have volunteered for various organizations since I was young, such as The Arthritis Foundation, the Breast Cancer Alliance, the Children's Museum, Deaconess Hospital, and Special Olympics
• Soccer Coach
• Ohio South State Soccer Champion
• Member of the Queen City Gymnastics Team for 8 years
• Ran the Walt Disney World Half Marathon in 2005
• Swam butterfly at a Division II college
• Have been active in my church

Education:

• Masters in Montessori Education, Xavier University, December 2004
• B.A. in Environmental Studies, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, May 2001
• Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC, Summer 2000
• The School for Field Studies, Marine Resource Studies, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies, Summer 1998
• Attended the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, Aug. 1996-Dec. 1998
• Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH, graduated in 1996

Work History:

• Children's Meeting House Montessori School, Preprimary Teacher, 2005-present
• Discovery Toys Educational Consultant, June 2006-present
• Cincinnati Sports Club, Summer Swim Instructor
• Private Swim Instructor
• Nanny, August 2004-June 2005
• TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion, Child Care, 2002-2004
• Keating, Muething, and Klekamp, PLL, Messenger Clerk, June 2001-August 2002
• Cincinnati Zoo, Summer Camp Instructor, Summer 2001

What I Love About CMH:

I love the community feeling of CMH. The first time I came to the school I fell in love with the warm, welcoming feeling I got while there. I could tell that everyone wanted to be there and loved what they did. Also, the children seemed so comfortable and happy in their environments. Another aspect of the school that I love is the gardens. They are beautiful and everyday while looking out into the gardens from my classroom I appreciate how lucky we are and how lucky I am to be a teacher at CMH.

Places I have visited:

Places I have visited include Belize, Central America; France; Alaska; Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies; Bermuda; Hawaii; Bahamas; Mexico; all around the United States.

My favorite things to do when I am not at work:

My favorite things to do when I am not at work are exercise, read, scrapbook, play with my dog, Mosley, hang out and relax at home.

Kim Kimmons, Pre-Primary Classroom 1

Cassi Power, Pre-Primary 1 Assistant

Accomplishments:

The accomplishments that I am most proud of are my two beautiful daughters Emily and Maggie. Watching them grow and thrive, laughing with them, teaching them, sharing the world with them, I could go on and on. They really are the joys of my life.

Education:

• M.Ed. Xavier University, Special Education
• BA Ohio University, Psychology

Work History:

• Job coaching and development at the Clovernook Center for the blind
• Teacher at the Springer School
• Private tutor

What I love about CMH:

CMH is a very special place. The Montessori tradition of respect for self, others, and the environment is teaching our children life long lessons of consciousness.

In my past life:

I was a wrangler at a dude ranch in Wyoming. When I graduated from Ohio University my best friend drove all the way to Jackson with me. What an adventure. We had the most wonderful road trip. When we drove up the mountain to Brooks Lake Lodge (10,000 feet above sea level) we were feeling a bit woozy from the altitude, and were amazed by the most beautiful vistas we had ever seen.

She flew home, and I worked all summer with a young group of employees. We went trail riding every day. On our days off we went to Yellowstone, or fly fishing. I will always love the American west.