WILDFLOWER TEACHING TEAM
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Wildflower teachers are highly trained, early childhood experts. They value and recognize the importance of your child's development from birth to 6 years of age. The two co-heads of school are also teachers in the classroom, meaning that they are supporting your children in their learning journey, and are also the ones to make quick, nimble decisions in regards to curriculum to fit your child's needs or to better serve the needs of you and your family. We regularly participate in professional development opportunities as a team, and we pride ourselves on having low teacher turnover on our small team, as well as over 4 decades of collective experience in Montessori education.
"Now what really makes a teacher is love for the human child; for it is love that transforms the social duty of the educator into the higher consciousness of a mission."
-DR. MARIA MONTESSORI
MEET THE WILDFLOWER BOARD
As a teacher-led school, co-heads of school Mary Rockett and Erin McKay serve on the board of directors in addition to the following community members. Please let us know if you are interested in serving on the Wildflower board or would like to attend a meeting.
Ale is a native Spanish speaker from Mexico. Her passion for social justice and accessibility to high-quality early education for all children led her to pursue her AMI Primary Montessori training in New England and received her AMI diploma in the summer of 2019. Ale was a Violeta Montessori School Co-Head of School until 2022. In 2018, Ale founded Girasoles Montessori Parent-Child Program, which supports families from low-income backgrounds by offering free Montessori weekend classes in Violeta.
Ale Alcaraz
Jason was born in the United States, grew up in Jamaica and returned to the US to attend university. After spending several more years abroad he has been a member of the Cambridge community since 2005 and is now a professor at MIT. He has two children, one of whom is currently at Wildflower and the other is a recent graduate and is now at Wildflower's sister elementary school, Allium Montessori.
Jason Jackson
Rebecca Ravenel has a long history in the Cambridge community. She spent her younger years there until age 18, and after 13 years in New York City moved back to start a family. Her association with Wildflower dates back to its first full of year existence in 2014. She founded her jewelry business Becca Straus jewelry in 2004. She has 3 children, all of whom have graduated from Wildflower.