Joelle Flaherty

Joelle Flaherty has been the Head of School at MEC since 2009. Prior to serving as Head of School, she was an upper elementary teacher from 2001 through 2009. She earned a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and an M. A. in Montessori Education from St. Catherine University. She received her Montessori Elementary I and II teaching credentials from Southwestern Montessori Training Center. Both of Joelle’s children graduated from MEC and one of her grandsons is a current student. She is the current President of the Louisiana Montessori Association.

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The Montessori Way

The Montessori Way means that we recognize that learning begins at birth. From birth to age six, the period that Dr. Montessori referred to as the “absorbent mind,” the child has a greater capacity to learn than in any other period of life. We prepare environments which allow the child to independently explore and learn. Our environments are intended to be enriching, with each material carefully selected to refine an important skill.

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