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Faculty | Middle School
Meet the Middle School teachers

Michelle is passionate about environmental issues and serves on her township’s Environmental Commission. She also serves on the Alumni Council of Elizabethtown College and is Vice President of the Mary Jacobs Library Foundation Board of Trustees. She and her husband have two children, and four dogs.
Michelle received a BA in Elementary Education from Elizabethtown College and an MA in Educational Leadership and Administration from George Washington University. She holds a NJ Teaching Certificate, an American Montessori credential at the Elementary I and II levels from PCTE, and certification in Green Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. Her IB MYP training levels and areas include Science (Category 1 & 2), Mathematics (Category 1 & 2), Coordinator (Category 1 & 2), Projects, and Assessments.

In her free time Susan loves traveling, reading, relaxing at the beach, and spending time with her husband and three adult children.
Susan received a B.S. in Elementary Education from The College of New Jersey, where she also attended graduate level classes for Reading and Media Specialist. She holds a NJ teaching certificate.
Susan brings many years of teaching experience from the Franklin Township School district. During that time she was a classroom teacher, an In Class Resource cooperating teacher and Media Specialist. She has experience with Curriculum Writing, and developing strategies for differentiated learning.

In addition to teaching music at Princeton Montessori School, Alex is an Emmy® Award winning children’s performer with six albums of original music and his very own TV show “Alex & The Kaleidoscope.”
Alex received a BA in Jazz Performance from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, and has received multiple awards for excellence in children’s entertainment including the New York Emmy® Awards, The Parents’ Choice Foundation, The Film Advisory Board and the American Library Association. Alex's IB MYP training levels and areas include Arts (Category 1 & 2), and Global Contexts for Teaching and Learning training.
He is an instructor for the Princeton Center for Teacher Education (PCTE).

When not teaching, Amy enjoys fitness coaching, boating, camping and being outdoors with her three sons. She is also passionate about her role as a Scouting Cub Master for the Boys Scouts of America organization. She volunteers as a leader that aims to promote character development, life skills, and citizenship training among the youth in the organization.
Amy received a BS in Business Administration from Rider University, NJ. She holds a level 1 & 2 IB Middle Years Program certification for Physical and Health Education and an American Montessori Society credential in Elementary I through the Princeton Center for Teacher Education (PCTE), NJ.

When not teaching, Nuria enjoys spending time with her son and husband, exercising outdoors, and traveling.
Nuria received a BS in Sociology from the University of Barcelona (UB), Spain, a Postgraduate Degree in Marketing from New York University (NYU) and studied Montessori Philosophy and Child Development through the Princeton Center for Teacher Education (PCTE), NJ. Her IB MYP training levels and areas include Spanish (Category 1 & 2), and Design (Category 1 & 2).

In her position at Princeton Montessori School, Dr. Rose will work to prepare students for the SSAT and possible independent high school interviews and support parents with the high school admissions process. She will provide a balance of instruction and guided practice to allow students to master fundamental test-taking techniques.
Dr. Rose is a graduate of Princeton High School, and holds a B.A. in English from Cornell University, an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and a doctorate in Organizational Psychology from Rutgers University.

In her spare time, Lisa loves to cook, garden, kayak, make things, and go hiking with her husband.
Lisa has previous experience teaching at the Toddler, Primary, Elementary, and Middle School levels. She holds a BA/BS in Elementary Education and English from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and is currently working towards completing her Elementary credential at Princeton Center for Teacher Education (PCTE), NJ. Lisa's IB MYP training levels and areas include Arts (Category 1 & 2).