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Faculty | Middle School
Meet the Middle School teachers

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) and has her MMUN training certification.

In her free time, Sinead likes learning new things, especially languages (she speaks German and French and is learning several more). She believes it is important to try to live sustainably and enjoys spending time in nature, hiking, swimming and growing food to cook with her family.
Sinead studied in the UK, first in Engineering Science at Oxford University before training at Bristol University to be a teacher. She is working towards a Masters in International Education (MA), and holds an AMI Montessori 12-18 Orientation Certificate (AMI Prague) and 6-12 Assistants Certificate (AMI London), and is nearing completion of the IB certificate in teaching and learning (IBEC). She is also a qualified Forest School leader.

Originally from N Ireland, Gery served as a British diplomat, mainly in Africa and Brazil, before coming to NJ with his family 10 years ago. Since arriving here, he has been a biofuels consultant, environmental radio show host, led and co-hosted a series of environmental discussions at the D&R Greenway Land Trust, worked as a farm manager and substitute teacher, taught history and environmental subjects as a volunteer tutor and been a Board Member of the Sourland Conservancy and the United Front Against Riverblindness.
Gery has a BA and MA in Modern History from Trinity College, Dublin.

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.

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).

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.

Other roles include serving as an Adjunct Instructor in Early Childhood and Elementary Math Methods for Drexel University and a Bilingual Classroom Teacher/Math Intervention/Technology Representative in the Denver public schools system.
Sara holds a M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction and a certificate in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education from the University of Denver (Denver, CO) and a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology & Spanish Literature from Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ). She will be training this summer in IB MYP Sciences and IB MYP Leading the Learning courses.

Anne Marie holds an AMS Montessori certification at the Elementary I and II levels. She earned her B.A. in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) and holds an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is proficient in Portugese and French. She will be training this summer in the IB MYP Mathematics course.

Megan works with each Middle Schooler for all three academic years, refining their applications of formal writing mechanics across genres and honing their reading comprehension skills. She believes that literacy is a social practice; as such, she seeks to guide students in their critical thinking and ability to make connections while offering ample opportunity for multimodal and collaborative learning.
Megan’s aim is for our graduating 8th graders to think, analyze, argue and eloquently present (in both written and oral form) across curricula.
In her capacity as the school's Literacy Specialist, Megan serves as a resource for all of our programs. She also chairs our Library Committee, helping us to advance our DEIB goals through our literature and curriculum offerings.
Megan holds an M.S. Ed. in Reading/Writing/Literacy and a Reading Specialist Certification from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Colorado Denver. She is IB MYP trained in Language and Literature (Categories 1 and 2) and has her MMUN training certification.