Another year is upon us, full of exploring your interests, gaining new skills and diving deeper into old concepts. I look forward to welcoming all of you into our awesome learning community. I hope you're as ready for a great year as I am!
- Carey Wendell
“The secret of good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of flaming imagination. Our aim therefore, is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.”
- Maria Montessori (To Educate the Human Potential 11)
Birch
Lower Elementary
1st through 3rd Year
Carey Wendell, Lower Elementary Guide
B.S. Genetics, University of California-Davis
M.S. Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A. Elementary Education and an Education Specialist in Leadership, Oakland University
Lower Elementary Certification, American Montessori Society
Upper Elementary Certification, Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center (MMTEC)
Middle School and High School Certification, Houston Montessori Center
The Children's House experience (2025 - present):
Lower Elementary Guide
Carey attended Montessori for primary school, where she grew up, in Berkeley, CA. She has experience working in private Montessori schools. She also serves as an Elementary Montessori teacher trainer at the Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center. When she is not teaching, Carey enjoys gardening and baking, as well as listening to and performing music. She and her husband Doug have two children (both Montessori kids). They live and work on the East Coast, Liz in New Haven, CT, and Jae in Brooklyn, NY. Carey's mom, Patt, and her extended family have deep roots in Leelanau County. You may even spot Patt serving up cider at 2K Cider and Winery. Carey is looking forward to joining the TCH staff and moving to the TC area!
Jodie Tasch,
Classroom Support
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