Maria Stadler
Joliet Montessori School
Primary Assistant
After a successful career in business, I pivoted and have now started a professional career in ECE. I have always had a deep appreciation for my Montessori beginnings and long held an interest in becoming a Montessori Primary Guide. This career pivot is especially exciting, as I am working in a primary classroom at my alma mater, Joliet Montessori School. My interest to become a Montessori trained guide was seeded in my primary years having experienced firsthand the difference between the Montessori method of education versus other public and private schools I later attended. I completed AMI Primary training this past May 2022, and now am building classroom management skills as well as putting my training into action. Nurturing the seeds of curiosity and a love of learning are the gifts I received from my Montessori experience, and now I wish to pay them forward.