Our Staff
Anna McCoy
Anna McCoy is Head of School and Lead Guide in the environment. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and her Graduate Certification in Art Education from Kansas University. She received her AMS Montessori Primary Education Certification from Oklahoma City University. She has been a member of the staff at Montessori Children’s House since 1997. She has been a Guide since 2000.
Amie Carter
Amie Carter is a Lead Guide in the environment. She received her Bachelors degree in Psychology in 2006 and went on to receive her Masters degree in Clinical Psychology in 2009. She completed her AMS Primary Montessori training in the summer of 2018 and is in her internship year, finishing her certification in May 2019. Amie has been working specifically in early childhood education for over 6 years and working with children for over 13 years. Amie has been teaching yoga for over 10 years and is a 500 hr. yoga alliance trained teacher with many additional hours of advanced study in Yoga and Ayurveda.
Bethany Rachel
Bethany is our assistant guide and has over 10 years experience in childcare, not including her own children. She has 5 children ranging from the ages of 3 to 11. She operated her own in-home licensed daycare for 3 years and then found working in an early childcare center was a better fit. Bethany has two year experience being a lead teacher in a toddler classroom. When the child care center closed, she worked as a trained doula. Loving her work, but finding the unpredictable schedule of births was not compatible with having small children of her own, Bethany has been looking for the right fit to continue working with young children and has found it here at MCHL.
Kim Carter
Kim is our afternoon assistant and cares for the children in the afternoon extended care. She born and raised here in Lawrence, KS. Kim attended the University of Evansville in Indiana earning her BS in Elementary Education. After graduating, she taught 5th grade in Independence, Missouri for two years before moving to Fort Collins, Colorado with her husband and our two dogs Halo and Angel. While teaching at a preschool in Fort Collins she was reminded of her love for the Montessori approach to education and began working on my Primary Guide certification through the Age of Montessori program. Kim will complete her internship sometime in the next 1-2 years and is excited to be a part of the MCHL family.
Terra Galyon
Terra has been a staff member and occasionally is here as a sub. Terra received her Associates in Paraprofessional Education from Haskell Indian Nations University in 2015. She is currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Environmental Science.
Jadyn Ray
Jadyn Ray is currently attending KU to obtain a Bachelors in Biology and is member of the KU Cheer Squad. She has been a member of the staff at Montessori Children's House since 2017.
Maria Anthony
Maria Anthony is our Musical Director. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from KU in 1987. She has been a member of the staff at Montessori Children's House since 2007.
Marianne Carter
Marianne Carter is the Violin Teacher. She has been a member of the staff at Montessori Children's House since 2016.
Sacha Dick
Sacha Dick is the Stretch N Grow Coach at our school. Stretch N Grow is a program including physical education, nutrition, and peace education. She has been a member of the staff at Montessori Children's House since 2010.
Amie Carter
Amie Carter is a Lead Guide in the environment. She received her Bachelors degree in Psychology in 2006 and went on to receive her Masters degree in Clinical Psychology in 2009. She completed her AMS Primary Montessori training in the summer of 2018 and is in her internship year, finishing her certification in May 2019. Amie has been working specifically in early childhood education for over 6 years and working with children for over 13 years. Amie has been teaching yoga for over 10 years and is a 500 hr. yoga alliance trained teacher with many additional hours of advanced study in Yoga and Ayurveda.
Bethany Rachel
Bethany is our assistant guide and has over 10 years experience in childcare, not including her own children. She has 5 children ranging from the ages of 3 to 11. She operated her own in-home licensed daycare for 3 years and then found working in an early childcare center was a better fit. Bethany has two year experience being a lead teacher in a toddler classroom. When the child care center closed, she worked as a trained doula. Loving her work, but finding the unpredictable schedule of births was not compatible with having small children of her own, Bethany has been looking for the right fit to continue working with young children and has found it here at MCHL.
Kim Carter
Kim is our afternoon assistant and cares for the children in the afternoon extended care. She born and raised here in Lawrence, KS. Kim attended the University of Evansville in Indiana earning her BS in Elementary Education. After graduating, she taught 5th grade in Independence, Missouri for two years before moving to Fort Collins, Colorado with her husband and our two dogs Halo and Angel. While teaching at a preschool in Fort Collins she was reminded of her love for the Montessori approach to education and began working on my Primary Guide certification through the Age of Montessori program. Kim will complete her internship sometime in the next 1-2 years and is excited to be a part of the MCHL family.
Terra Galyon
Terra has been a staff member and occasionally is here as a sub. Terra received her Associates in Paraprofessional Education from Haskell Indian Nations University in 2015. She is currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Environmental Science.
Jadyn Ray
Jadyn Ray is currently attending KU to obtain a Bachelors in Biology and is member of the KU Cheer Squad. She has been a member of the staff at Montessori Children's House since 2017.
Maria Anthony
Maria Anthony is our Musical Director. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from KU in 1987. She has been a member of the staff at Montessori Children's House since 2007.
Marianne Carter
Marianne Carter is the Violin Teacher. She has been a member of the staff at Montessori Children's House since 2016.
Sacha Dick
Sacha Dick is the Stretch N Grow Coach at our school. Stretch N Grow is a program including physical education, nutrition, and peace education. She has been a member of the staff at Montessori Children's House since 2010.
Montessori Children’s House of Lawrence
1900 University Drive
Lawrence, Ks 66044
montessorilawrence@gmail.com
1900 University Drive
Lawrence, Ks 66044
montessorilawrence@gmail.com