Staff

Ina Lightner Fort
School owner-
Administrator
Tom Fort
School Social Worker
Mangela Abey
Montessori Consultant

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 2
Lee Fort
Lead Teacher Primary 2
Co-Director
Director of Dance
Leila Heath
Lead teacher primary 5


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

 

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


Carolyn Ramey
Assistant
Primary 5
Cindy Keller
Lead Montessori Teacher Primary 1
Jan Sigmon
Art Composition
School Secretary
School Archivist
30 years tenure at MELC
Diploma-St. Nicholas
London, England
Elementary Montessori
Diploma-North America Montessoi Center (NAMC), British Columbia
Ages 6-9

BA in Art, USC

Chris Fowler
Kyle Griffis
Water Safety
Soccer Coach
Laura Griffis
Lead Teacher Primary 3


Suma Cum Laude
BA in Psychology
University of Maryland
Primary Montessori Training
St Johns Island, SC

Upper level elementary
training 9-12

NAMC British, Columbia



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

Heather McBride
Lead Teacher Elementary 6-9 Class
Caitlin Griffis
Aftercare assistant
Maxine Bowman
Assistant Primary 3

Undergraduate work in Education at University of South Carolina

Certified Elementary 6-9 Level in Montessori through NAMC, British Columbia
Graduate Dutch Fork High School
Creative Writing Major
Midlands Techincal College



Brittany Keller
Assistant to Primary 1
Brantley Dresch
Administrative Assistant

Matt Dresch
Water Safety

Business Administration Major
USC

Accounting Major
Midlands Techincal College





Samantha DeCrescenzio
Summer Swim Program
Afternoon Caretaker

Maritza Hines
Classroom Assistant Primary 3


Psychology Major Columbia College, Montessori Trainee




Anthony Lett
Certified Elementary 6-9
Lauren Graham
Assistant to Primary 1
Finbarr Dunphy
Latin Teacher
and foreign language specialist.

Undergraduate work at Appalachian Bible College

Certified Elementary 6-9 Level in Montessori through NAMC, British Columbia

Spanish Major
University of South Carolina

Native of Dublin, Ireland