Emily Martin

I began my work with children early on, taking several semesters of programs in high school that had me working in public school classrooms, and working in several childcare settings throughout college, such as the ACC Children’s Lab School. I received my B.A. in Education from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003. I taught in public school for two years, where I specialized in gifted and talented education and developed a passion for early literacy and reading instruction. After taking three years off to raise my daughter, I made the decision to become a Montessori Guide, and obtained my certification through the Center for Guided Montessori Studies in the winter of 2011. I am now one of the Kindergarten Guides at Primavera.

My path to becoming a Montessori Guide started first with my search to find a perfect school for my then 2.5-year-old daughter, Ayden. I researched many different schools and was intrigued by what I learned about the program at Primavera. I came to an open house and was instantly taken with everything the school had to offer, from the perfectly prepared environment with its beautiful materials, to the incredible physical space, to the amazing devotion of every one of the staff, to the upbringing and nurturing of each child that walks through its doors. I cried—a lot—and I knew the way some people know when they’ve found the person they’ll spend the rest of their lives with, that I had found the place where I was going to raise my child. And everything that got me excited as a parent got me even more excited as an educator and I knew that I had stumbled upon my new path. My daughter and I have been here for three years, and we have found within Primavera a home and a true sense of community.

“One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child."..…Maria Montessori