Our Staff


Director

Laura Foster holds:

a B.A. in Cognitive Science and Linguistics from Pomona College

American Montessori Society certification in Primary Montessori Education 

an Arkansas Public Teaching Liscense Preschool through Fourth Grade

a M.Ed.in Educational Leadership from the University of Kentucky

and will soon complete the Kentucky School Principalship certification.

Classroom 1

Chapi Drury and Rita Smith

Chapi Drury holds a B.A. in Literature from the University of Kentucky.  She is a graduate of the Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education.

Ms. Chapi is especially passionate about art and nature and strives to instill an appreciation for both in the children she works with. Ms. Chapi is a native of Georgetown and is honored to be working with the children of her hometown community.



Classroom 2

Susan Toth and Jennifer Cornett

Ms. Susan is a Lexington native who holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Kentucky.  She received her AMS Montessori training through the Providence Teacher Education Program

Ms. Susan loves the sciences, art and gardening, and brings enriching experiences from these areas into her classroom.
Classroom 3 - After School Spanish Immersion

Claudia Santibanez and Samantha Arnold

Ms. Claudia is originally from Chile, South America. She holds a M.A. in Education from Georgetown College and certification from the American Montessori Society from the Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education

Ms. Claudia is wonderfully gifted at introducing  students to a second language.