Staff

Ina Lightner Fort
School owner-
Administrator
Tom Fort
School Social Worker
Mangela Abey
Montessori Directress
Primary 1

BA-Music Education/
Early Childhood,
Columbia College
St. Nicholas
Montessori Centre,
London, England
Certified Trainer for
First Steps
Four years experience
in SC Public Schools
28 years Montessori Experience

 

M.Ed, MSW
BS-History-USC
Masters in Education-USC
Masters in Social
Work-USC

Montessori Centre Internationale-50CU,
London, England
Certified Trainer for
First Steps
30 years experience
S.C. Dept. Social Service

 

AMI Montessori Diploma-
Sri Lanka
30 years experience in
Montessori
(Association Montessori
Internationale)

 

 

 

Keisha Anderson
Assistant Primary 1
Lee Fort
Lead Teacher
Primary 3
Assistant Administrator
Director of Dance
Barbara Dykes
Assistant
Primary 4


Diploma, NC School of the Arts
Diploma, St. Nicholas Montessori Centre, London
Certified Trainer for
First Steps

 


Carolyn Ramey
Lead Teacher
Primary 2
Cindy Keller
Lead Montessori Teacher Primary 6
Jan Sigmon
Art Composition
School Secretary
School Archivist
30 years tenure at MELC
Diploma-St. Nicholas
London, England
Elementary Montessori
Diploma-North America
Ages 6-9

BA in Art, USC

Amy Fort
Arts Staff
Kyle Griffis
Water Safety
Laura Griffis
Lead Teacher Primary 4
BA-Art/Photography-USC
Certified Trainer for
First Steps


Brookland Cayce High
School ,Spartenburg Methodist College, Montessori Centre Internationale,
50 CU

Karen Ricks,
Lead Elementary Teacher 6-9
Caitlin Griffis
Summer Swim Program
Maxine Bowman
Toddler Caretaker
Karen Ricks,Lead Teacher 6-9 NAMC Vancouver Canada



Brittany Keller
Assistant to Primary 6
Brantley Griffis
Administrative Assistant

Matt Dresch
Water Safety



Samantha DeCrescenzio
Summer Swim Program
Afternoon Caretaker
Denise Cornish
Aftercare Assistant

&
Building Supervisor

Leila Heath
Lead teacher primary 5

Centre for Educational Research and Development Studies, Kerala, India,
50 certified hours through Montessori Centre Internationale, London, England,
S.C. Certified
Nurses Aide.