Elementary I

6-9 year olds

Jennifer Fitzgerald
Elementary I Directress
B.A. from UW Madison, WI
Montessori Certified EI & EII from University of St. Catherine
Master of Arts & Education from University of St. Catherine
Jennifer has been teaching at SSMS since 2004 and had three years previous Montessori teaching experience in New Jersey. Jennifer’s three children attend SSMS in our Infant, Children’s House, and Elementary programs.

Ashley Martin
Elementary I Directress
Michigan Teaching Degree from Aquinas College
Master Degree – Art of Teaching Montessori Education
Montessori Certified in Lower and Upper Elementary
Ashley has been at SSMS since 2005.

Jan (Spencer) Reed
Elementary I Directress
State of Michigan Teaching Certificate
AMS Elementary Certificate
Master Degree – Art of Teaching Montessori Education
Jan has been with SSMS since 1997. She has worked in our Children’s House, Elementary, and Summer programs.

Michele Kopinski
Elementary I Assistant
Montessori Training from Adrian Dominican Center and College of St. Catherine
B.A. from Hope College
Studied abroad in France
Michele has been with SSMS since 1987. She had over five years previous experience at Whitmore Lake. Her two sons both graduated from SSMS in 1993 and 1996.