Victoria Brugger

Lead Guide, Lilac

My name is Victoria Brugger, I am honored to say that I am the lead guide in the Lilac classroom. Prior to working at MSR, I worked as a lead guide at Canandaigua Montessori School.  Before that, I spent many years teaching Pre-k and Kindergarten at a handful of Rochester area nursery schools. I am a graduate of The School of the Arts, and hold an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, a Bachelor’s in Human Development and Child Psychology, and a Masters of Education with a focus on Montessori (ages 3-6). I completed my AMI 3-6 training during the 2020-2021 school year at the Southwest Institute of Montessori Studies.

I have two incredible children of my own, a spouse, a house, and a lot of pets! Outside of school I love to spend time with my family and dogs (and rabbits!) outdoors. My favorite color is purple and I absolutely LOVE teaching.

 

Amy Woodhouse

Lead Guide, Redbud

I have been working at MSR since 2015. After beginning as Deanna Rodriguez’s assistant, I was a lead teacher in the Children’s House Dayhouse. Not long after that, I made the decision to pursue training as a Montessori teacher and became the Lead Guide in the Redbud class. 

As an educator, I am passionate about a hands-on, child centered approach to learning. I hold a BFA in Sculpture and an MFA in Arts Education both from Boston University. Before arriving at MSR, I spent a year teaching art in northern New Hampshire. I have also spent several years as an Aquatics Director for a private swim lesson company in Boston and spent numerous summers working at a residential summer camp in Maine, where I oversaw arts activities. In 2019, I completed my AMI  primary teacher training at the Montessori Training Center of the North East. 

Outside of MSR, I enjoy spending time with my husband and two daughters. We love to hike together and to explore all that Rochester has to offer!

 

Sara Meinhold

Lead Guide, Dogwood

As a Montessori educated child myself, I am excited to begin as a teacher here at the Montessori School of Rochester. I am a Montessori trained teacher and hold a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Nazareth College.  

I have a number of years experience as both a teacher’s assistant and a directress at both MSR and the RCSD Montessori Program.  Most recently I worked at the Susan B Anthony House.   

In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my husband & teen, hiking, and reading.  I am looking forward to bringing my experience and interests to the Dogwood classroom.  

Deanna Rodriguez

Lead Guide, Casetta

I have been working at MSR since 1999. I graduated from the Washington Montessori Institute in 1997. I was captivated by Montessori education because of its specific focus on respecting the natural tendencies of the child and providing a nourishing balance of guidance and freedom. Children are given security, but not controlled.

In 1987, I graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Mathematics degree. Then, I spent several years living in New York City, where I worked at a foreign language translation company and completed graduate courses in counseling psychology at Columbia University. After that, I relocated to Washington, D.C. to begin my Montessori training at the Washington Montessori Institute. After graduating, I worked as a Teacher’s Assistant in a Montessori classroom for a year. Then, I taught at a bilingual (Spanish-English) charter school until my husband Michael and I moved to Rochester in 1999. I began working at MSR that fall.

In December of 2006, my daughter was born. During her first 2 ½ years, I worked part-time at MSR as the Head of Pedagogy. In the fall of the 2009, I returned to the classroom and my daughter entered the Toddler program. I am happy to be beginning another year here; MSR has come to feel like a second home to me.

My interests include math, foreign languages, knitting and crocheting, psychology and cooking.

Meghan Fackelman

Teacher’s Assistant, Lilac

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Mariana Ruivo Barreto

Teacher’s Assistant, Redbud

Bio Coming Soon

Molly Anglum

Teacher’s Assistant, Dogwood

I grew up here in Rochester and graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a BA in English and a BFA in Dance. I’m the assistant in Dogwood and absolutely love the community at MSR! In my free time, I love spending time outdoors and with my family.