Name: Courtney
Areas of Expertise:
Montessori trained (Primary)
Reading skills – Primary through High School
Writing – all levels
English – all levels
Study skills
Organizational skills
Experience
Prior to joining Early Bird Learning, Courtney taught in a Primary Montessori classroom from 2002-2005. In the summer of 2005, Courtney completed her Primary Montessori Certification at the Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies. A native of Charlotte, Courtney taught high school English and Reading at Midwood High School after finishing graduate school at Michigan State University. At Michigan State, Courtney held a graduate assistantship for two years and was responsible for the undergraduate introductory Art History classes for which she held weekly recitations, office hours, and tutoring sessions.
Courtney is a graduate of College of Charleston with a BA in English and Art History.
Credentials
- Primary Montessori Certification through Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies, Silver Spring, MD
- Awarded full-time and half-time Graduate Teaching Assistantships by Department of Art and Art History from Michigan State University (GPA 3.94)
- Named Who’s Who Among Colleges and Universities while studying at MSU
- Awarded Most Outstanding Senior by Art History Faculty 1999 (Major GPA 3.65)
- Named to Distinguished and Highly Distinguished Lists by College of Charleston for academic achievement
- Awarded multiple S.C. LIFE Scholarships for academic achievement
- Awarded Girardeau Travel Scholarship by College of Charleston’s Art History faculty to be used for research and foreign travel
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