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Ms. Adams was born in Ghana, and in 2011, she migrated to the United States to join her husband who serves in the US Navy. She received a BS in Finance from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in 2009, and a Certificate in Accounting from Northern Virginia Community College in 2013, and is currently a CPA candidate. In 2009, she joined CDH Financial Holdings in a position of Finance/Admin Officer and rose to Executive Director’s Assistance in 2010. She joined Hertzbach and Company P.A. in 2014, starting as Staff Accountant I-II, and joined Robert Half as a salary professional Consultant, and served in the capacity of Staff Accountant III/ Senior Accountant.

She joined the Montessori School of McLean as the Accounting consultant in July 2018, and enjoys every bit of what she does because of the excellent services the School offers to our future Leaders.  Her hobbies are cooking and dancing.

I am AMS certified to teach Primary (pre-k -1st grade) and Secondary education (ages 12-18) with 15 years of teaching experience. I am native to the area and graduated from Langley High School. My Bachelor’s degree is in Economics, with a background in alternative health care practices. After quickly discovering a desk job was not in the cards for my overall happiness and wellbeing, I decided to pursue teaching.  After observing in a Montessori early childhood classroom, I was intrigued! I quickly became passionate about the teachings of Dr. Maria Montessori and the implementation of her pedagogy in the classroom. I spent six years teaching in an early childhood classroom and then took a three year hiatus to obtain my secondary teaching credential and to teach in a Montessori middle school program. I had a great experience working with middle school students, but realized working with the little ones was my true calling. I returned to a Primary classroom at the Montessori School of McLean in 2010. I am happy to be back in an early childhood classroom and to be a part of such a great community of educators and families here at MSM.  My husband and I have a 3 year old daughter, Melody. She inspires and motivates me to be a better person every day. When I am not at school, I recharge my batteries through my love of nature, seeing live music, and taking frequent trips to the beach.

I have studied Fine Arts and Early Childhood Development. I started my teaching career in 1991, in the Alexandria school system, working with preschool and kindergarten students. Since then, I have worked with young children to make a difference in their lives. In 2009, I joined Montessori School of McLean as a Teacher’s Assistant, and became an Art Teacher to Elementary students in 2017. At MSM, I am also responsible for teaching a Peace building class to Kindergarten students. I can honestly say that joining MSM was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I truly enjoy being part of the teaching staff, who are creative, loving, engaging, and offer an immersive experience to all children in our school. Outside of school, I enjoy traveling to different parts of the world. I like going to the theater, taking nature trails, baking, and drawing sketches as it helps me relax.

Ms. Silverman joined MSM in 2013. She holds a BA in Marketing Communications from State University of NY at Buffalo, and her Montessori Primary credential from the Northern Virginia Montessori Institute. She enjoys collecting children's books, visiting historic sites, and classic movies. Her personal philosophy: "Each child is an individual with unique interests, needs and developmental paths, and it's the goal of any teacher to identify and nurture these in every child. The core of the Montessori educational philosophy is to seek and serve each child's unique spirit and nurture the lifelong love of learning. This educational model provides me, as an educator, a way to connect with my students in a wholistic manner and continue to learn about the world with them as well.'  It is my privilege to work with such an unparalleled and committed faculty, staff, students and families.

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Mrs. Evers was a traditional preschool teacher for 8 years before becoming a Montessori teacher in 2003.  She holds a B.A. in Psychology, and completed her Montessori Primary training at the Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies.  "Int. Research and child development"  Her interests outside of school include: Community of Christ minister, gardening, travel, Reiki master, seminary.

Mrs. Grocock has worked as a teaching assistant at MSM since 2007. She spent eight years working in Primary classes before moving to her current role in Lower Elementary. She is from the UK, where she trained and worked as a pediatric oncology nurse, and her family moved to the US in 2002 because of her husband’s job. At MSM, she enjoys watching students grow academically and socially as they progress from Primary through to graduating from Upper Elementary. She loves working with children, and particularly enjoys reading out loud, especially since her own children are now in college. In her free time, she likes to hike and explore new places.

Ms. Cian joined MSM in 2014 as a Spanish teacher, and has now  been the Pre-Primary through Lower Elementary Music Teacher at MSM for 2 years.  Ms. Cian is from Argentina.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Music Education from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina; and a Master’s Degree in Music Education from the CAECE University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.  She has 8 years of working experience in her country, specializing in children ages 2-12.  After moving to the States with her family 13 years ago, she worked as a Toddler and 4- year old class teacher at Providence Baptist Preschool.  She has also worked as a Music Teacher at the Levine Music School.  Ms. Cian enjoys knitting and jogging.  Being a Music Teacher at MSM gives her the opportunity to continue her passion for teaching and learning in an environment that strives to equip the whole child for everyday life, inside and outside the school, which ultimately makes a direct impact on families and communities.  Ms. Cian is also the parent of an MSM Kindergartener.  She  experiences firsthand how her son continuously develops social skills, emotional growth and cognitive preparation, leading him to be more independent, self-disciplined and self-confident.  She lives in McLean with her husband, 3 kids, and their two pets.

Dr. Lee is the Technology Teacher and Academic Technology Strategist, serving MSM since 2012. A Northern Virginian native, she has deep professional and personal roots in the community. Dr. Lee earned her doctorate from the Graduate School at The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA upon successful defense of her dissertation on pattern recognition using Artificial Neural Networks, a branch of Artificial Intelligence. She earned her Master and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Dr. Lee was an Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton in the Advanced Computational Technologies Practice. Dr. Lee finds it her duty and honor to guide students from their first technological steps to full expression of the students’ research and ideas, that will serve them well into the future. Her two grown children are proud alumni of MSM. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Lee enjoys photography and traveling.