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Celebrating 20 Years of Montessori Excellence
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Pat Howard has been
administrator at HMMA since 1987 when it was Pat has two sons, both Montessori graduates and successful businessmen, one living in Plano, Texas, and the other in Brisbane, Australia. She has four grandchildren. Pat is married and lives in Keller, Texas. 1970 - B.A. Business Administration - Texas Tech |
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Ms
Delaina received her BBA from Texas A&M University in College Station,
Tex Delaina enjoys reading, singing, playing the piano, and spending time with her family. Delaina is Montessori certified for ages 6 to 9. She received her teaching diploma from North American Montessori Center. She has taught the 6 to 9 class for 3 years. Delaina is a certified Musikgarten instructor. She is also a member of the ECMMA (Early Childhood Music and Movement Association). She is a Certified ECMMA instructor. Delaina teaches Musikgarten classes, pre piano and keyboard lessons. |
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Ms Terri attended Indiana State University, where she
graduated with a Bache After the birth of her son, Ryan, Terri then became a full-time wife and mother for the next six years. In 2004, Terri, her husband, Frank, and son, Ryan relocated to Colleyville, Texas. Terri enjoys reading, sports, and spending time with family. Ms. Terri has been a volunteer and substitute for HMMA for three years. |
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Mimi Catanzaro
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Mimi lives in Roanoke, TX with her husband and son. They moved here from
Pen
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Co-Teacher |
Ms Becky was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. She
has been married over 40
She began her career as a pre-school teacher while living in San Antonio, working with pre-k children and as an assistant director. In 1982, she and her family moved to the DFW Metroplex and settled in Bedford. Ms Becky has worked as a preschool teacher for over 20 years, attending workshops, seminars, and conferences that focused on the developmental abilities and needs of primary age children. She was instrumental in developing curriculum to provide additional challenges to children including the development of a program to teach Spanish phrases and words to each class. Ms Becky enjoys cooking, family gatherings, and dining out. |
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Mrs. Craft attended
Wilberforce University in Ohio where she graduated with a Kathy has been married for 21 years and has two boys: Jayce Micah and Ryan David, both graduates of HMMA.
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Co-Teacher |
Ms Cathy attended Southeast
Missouri University where s
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Patty graduated from Georgetown University with a BS in
Spanish and minor in
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Co-Teacher |
Ms. Jenny
has lived in Colleyville, Texas for 20 years. She attended TCC
and studied Fine Arts an
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Ms Kanta
came to the United States 20 years ago. For the past 12 years, she ha
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Co-Teacher |
Ms. Leslie began working in a Pre-K class in 2001. In
early 2002, she decided to work She worked in the Montessori environment as a Toddler Teacher’s Assistant during the 2004-2005 school year where she learned to appreciate the quiet gentle method. From summer 2005 – January 2006 she was hired by one of her teachers (who was also director of a preschool) to work with 3 year olds. She joined the staff of HMMA in February of 2006. Ms. Leslie is married and has 2 sons; a teen and elementary age. Her husband is a Special Education teacher in the IISD. Her hobbies include reading, driving her boys to all of their enrichment activities and continuous education in the area of child development. |
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Elementary Teachers (6 - 9 years) |
Ms Marisa received her MBS
in special education at Southeastern State
University i Her certifications include a MACAR Certificate in ADD/ADHD from the Shelton School (Dallas), Elementary Certificate (6-9 years) from AMS, Elementary Certificate (9-12 years) from SMTC, and an Early Childhood Certificate (2½-6 years) from CME. She has taught at HMMA as an elementary teacher since 1980. Marisa is also a Montessori Language Tutor and an Intern Supervisor and Visitor for SMTC. She taught the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped at Greenwood Hill School in Dallas from 1979-1980, and also taught Elementary, Secondary School English in her homeland of Thailand. She has attended several AMS seminars in the areas of Children at Risk, ADD, and ADHD. |
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Ms
Delaina received her BBA from Texas A&M University in College Station,
Tex Delaina enjoys reading, singing, playing the piano, and spending time with her family. Delaina is Montessori certified for ages 6 to 9. She received her teaching diploma from North American Montessori Center. She has taught the 6 to 9 class for 3 years. Delaina is a certified Musikgarten instructor. She is also a member of the ECMMA (Early Childhood Music and Movement Association). She is a Certified ECMMA instructor. Delaina teaches Musikgarten classes, pre piano and keyboard lessons. |
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Mr. Acker has been teaching
Montessori at the
Upper Elementary/Middle School le He is the father of four children - three daughters and a son. He received his Elementary Certification (6-12) in 1981 from SMTC and has been a trainer from SMTC for almost 20 years. |
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Enrichment Teachers |
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John Eastham |
Mr. John holds a BA in
physical education from the University of North Texas. He enjoys rock climbing, cycling, and working out. He competes annually at an Adventure Race (RRAC) out of Wichita Falls. The race tests his endurance of climbing, mountain biking, running, and canoeing. He is ordained as a Children's Pastor and is currently on staff at a church in Irving, where he lives with his wife and two sons.
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Carol Peeters |
Carol is a native of Argentina. She
studied at Buenos Aires University,
Argenti After moving to the United States, Carol taught Spanish in high school in Carolina. Carol uses a Montessori Spanish curriculum for ages 3-12 years of age. She will complete her Montessori Certification through Southwestern Montessori Training Center in May. Carol teaches a Spanish Hands-on enrichment class after school and a conversational Spanish class for adults at night. Carol has four children. Two of her children live here with her and are attending college. Carol’s hobbies include cooking, gardening, and traveling.
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Music |
Ms
Delaina received her BBA from Texas A&M University in College Station,
Tex Delaina enjoys reading, singing, playing the piano, and spending time with her family. Delaina is a certified Musikgarten instructor. She is also a member of the ECMMA (Early Childhood Music and Movement Association). She is a Certified ECMMA instructor. Delaina teaches Musikgarten classes, pre piano and keyboard lessons. |
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a satellite of the Selwyn
School in Denton. In 1989, HMMA became
its own school with a total enrollment of 73 students.
Since that time, HMMA has added two new buildings which house two
primary classrooms and elementary levels 6 - 12. The school now has an
enrollment of 115 students. 
as. She also received
accounting hours from University of Texas at Arlington. She has been a
CPA since 1991. She lives in Justin and is very active in the City of
Justin. She is a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission, President
of the Justin Economic Development Corporation 4B. Delaina is also on the staff at Crossroads United Methodist
Church as the pianist and Treasurer. She is also a member of the
church’s praise band, Glass Houses. Delaina is married and has two
children in middle school. 
lor
of Science degree in Business. After
college, she moved to Orlando, Florida, and began
a career in Finance, working for Martin
Marietta/Lockheed Martin for 16 years.
nsylvania. Mimi attended college in Maryland and has a Bachelor’s
degree in
Fine Arts and Early Childhood Development. She also holds degrees in
Dance Movement and a BS in Health Science. Mimi attended two years of
nursing school but turned her career into full time mom for her son.
years and has a son, two daughters, and one
grandchild.
Bachelor of
Science in Accounting.
After college, she moved to Washington, D.C., and began a career with
the federal government. She relocated to Texas in 1986, leaving her
career to become a full-time wife and mother. As she became more
involved in her children's education, Kathy became interested in
learning more of the Montessori philosophy and teaching techniques. In
1997, she received her Montessori Teacher Certificate and began working
at Highland Meadow.
he studied Elementary Education.
She has worked with children for twenty seven years in a day care
environment, a pre-school department
and as a substitute for Keller I.S.D. She also operated an in-home
child care center.
French and Business. She worked for several years
as a paralegal and then
decided to change careers and become a Montessori Teacher. She completed
her Montessori Training at Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia PA. She
has her certification for 3-6 year olds. 
s
lived in Colleyville. Prior to HMMA she taught at Barbara Gordon
Montessori
School for three years, before that she was a toddler teacher at “A
World of Learning”, for two years.
on her education degree by attending and
taking all available courses in Child Development at TCC. She is
currently working on her BA in EC-4 Education at LeTourneau University
and has plans in her very near future of obtaining her AMS Montessori
Certification.
n Durant, Oklahoma. She also holds a BA in English from Sri Nakari
University in Bangkok, Thailand, and an AA in education from Chandrakasem Teacher College in Bangkok.
vel since 1981. He holds a BS in
Biology/Geology from Midwestern State
University in Wichita Falls,
Texas, and an M.Ed. from Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
He also owns TumbleGym where he teaches beginning gymnastics and tumbling. He has
been part of the HMMA staff since 1992. 
na and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Translation English-Spanish
and French. She also holds a Certificate in Methodology to teach Foreign
Languages. She has been a free-lance translator since 1980 and
translates for many law offices throughout the U.S. She taught English
as a second language in many prestigious bilingual schools in Argentina
for 20 years. She taught EFL to adults/executives at several corporate
companies.
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