School Personnel

All of our accredited Montessori guides collaborate to ensure program integrity; each has the appropriate training, experience and commitment required to provide an authentic Montessori environment in their classroom and throughout the school. Classroom assistants, administrators and volunteers are all chosen to support Montessori values and help model appropriate behaviours.

Servejit Massey, Casa Programs

Servejit oversees the Casa programs and Before and After Care as our Casa Director. She has MACTE accredited Casa training with a designation from the Montessori Institute of America (MIA). Servejit has over 10 years of Montessori experience, working at private schools in Toronto and Calgary.

Servejit enhances her life and classroom environment with her interests in yoga, running, music, reading, and cooking. Servejit is also a dedicated Montessori Parent. She has two daughters who have completed Montessori schooling and one child attending MMEC.

Her Comments on Montessori
"The Montessori Philosophy inspires guides to embrace each child with respect, humility and sensitivity. This, and the prepared environment, allows each child to appreciate and explore his or her innate qualities and desires."

Sarah Blackman, Elementary Programs

Sarah completed both her BA (Honours in Communication Studies) and Master of Teaching/BEd in Elementary Education at the University of Calgary. Always drawn to explore educational philosophies that were child-centered and embodied best practice, she was inspired to pursue her MACTE-accredited Elementary Montessori training at the Toronto Montessori Institute (TMI) when her children began their schooling. Both of her daughters are current students at MMEC.

Sarah brings her passion for diverse musical styles and her years of piano study with her to MMEC. She enjoys music, yoga, walking, hiking, cooking, and reading and has a keen interest in peace as it is actualized by both individuals and communities.

Her Comments on Montessori
"Maria Montessori was a researcher who asked many questions and sought solutions to humanity's repeated struggles to achieve harmony. Over 100 years later, her method and philosophy are supported by current research on effective educational practice. I remain continuously inspired by the Montessori method and its capacity to nourish all of us in our efforts to guide our children to realize their individual and collective potential."

Amanda Kershaw, Principal

Amanda received both her BSc, and Master of Teaching/BEd in Elementary Education, from the University of Calgary. She then studied at the Toronto Montessori Institute (TMI), where she received her MACTE accredited training for lower elementary. Amanda is currently working on her MEd in Educational Leadership.

Traveling and living overseas have allowed Amanda to develop a strong interest in global cultures and language. She has extensive experience in teaching ESL and working with children with diverse needs.

In her spare time Amanda enjoys time with her family, gardening, hiking, snowboarding, cooking, and reading.

Her Comments on Montessori
"A Montessori Education offers the child the entire universe. It encourages a gratitude for everything and everyone around us. I am inspired by Maria Montessori's profound respect for children and her desire to foster their independence and natural desire to learn."

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