Kymm Garcia-Compass Montessori

Title: Montessori From Birth to High School-a Teaching and Parent Perspective

Description: The Montessori Continuum from infancy to high school graduation. We will be looking at the Montessori child, their environments, and their development from the nido to high school. Looking through the lens of a Montessori teacher and parent of Montessori students. 

Bio: Hello, my name is Kymm Garcia, I am a mother of 3 amazing Montessori kids. 

I began my Montessori journey over 20 years ago in an infant/toddler class in Denver taking my AMI infant/toddler training in Denver.  Some years later after having my first child I took AMI primary training in Denver.  I came to Compass in 2004 and help to start the primary classrooms at the Golden Campus.  Then in 2013, I began my journey of Elementary training, where I spent 3 glorious summers in training at the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota and teaching in the Garnet classroom.  I have worked with primary children, lower elementary and now upper elementary. I hold my Colorado State teacher Licensure in ECE with an elementary endorsement. I hold a BA in family studies and developmental psychology from Metropolitan State College of Denver and a Masters in Education from St Catherine University.  I hold AMI diplomas in Assistant's to Infancy, Primary, and Elementary. 

In my free time, I love hiking, camping and outdoor adventures with my family, as well as running, paddle boarding and biking.