"The energy that can help mankind is that which lies within the child." Maria Montessori - Secret of Childhood
9-12 Class
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Cecilia Akin - Teacher - 9-12 classroom - She has been with MSP since 2008 and has taken AMS 6-9 training. Cecilia has a BS degree in Chemistry from Springhill College. She has two children at MSP.
Casie Burton- Teacher- 9-12 classroom - She holds a degree in Elementary education from UWF. She has two years prior experience teaching and has her Florida teacher certificate.
Maria Mitkevicius - Co-owner/Head of Elementary & Middle School. She began her educational career in 1972 in public school in Connecticut. She has a BS in Elementary Education from Southern Connecticut State University. She is also AMS Early Childhood, Elementary I & II certified. She has been "doing" Montessori since 1980. She is married and has three children who all attended MSP. When not at school, she enjoys reading, traveling, hiking, and visiting her family.
Aaron Vincent Ritz - Teacher - 9-12 classroom. Aaron has been with MSP since 2005. He completed his AMS 9-12 training in May, 2008. Born in Pensacola, he has also lived and worked in a variety of U.S. cities which include Aberdeen, Washington, and Detroit, Michigan. He served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps for one year and is AMS 9-12 certified. He has a BA degree in English from the University of Detroit - Mercy. Aaron took Montessori 6-9 training.