Glendale Montessori

Nurturing the whole child

Andrea Ventura

Upper Elementary Teacher & School Director

Joined Glendale Montessori School as a student in 1985, then in 1999 as a summer job and finally in 2009 as a teacher.

What I love most about Montessori:
Montessori fosters a student's natural inclination and desire to learn. It does not force a student to adapt and change in order to learn or grow, instead the method is ready to guide and support the child through the various stages of development.

My favorite classroom material:
The timeline of life

Activities I enjoy outside of school:
Bird watching, listening to live music and concerts, visiting museums, spending time with my family and collecting Alice in Wonderland memorabilia.

Andrea Ventura, Director of Glendale Montessori School

FAVORITE MONTESSORI QUOTE:

"Here is an essential principal of education: to teach details is to bring confusion; to establish relationship between things is to bring knowledge"

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"A warm, nurturing environment with incredibly gifted teachers where kids can thrive and grow academically as well as emotionally. My daughter started preschool here at age 3 and is about to graduate 6th grade. I'm beyond satisfied with the education she has received. A truly special place."

- Gretchen Lieberum (2017)