Christel Nordhausen
Administrator
NCME Primary & AMI Elementary Certification

I was born in a small farming village in Germany, immigrating to the U. S. when I was 6. I received my B. A. degree from Drew University in New Jersey in German literature and math, and my M. S. degree at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

For over 5 years I lived in Texas, Mississippi, and New Orleans before moving to Boise in 1978. I immediately felt close to Idaho's mountains and high desert and many wonderful people. Undecided between going to Veterinarian School in Pullman or studying Child Psychology, I started working in a Montessori school to help me plan my future. I fell in love with the Montessori method! I received my NCME (National Center for Montessori Education) Primary Certification in Boise, taught for many years, then went to Milwaukee and acquired my AMI (Association Montessori International) Elementary Certification (ages 6 - 12) in 1992. I began teaching Montessori Elementary that year.

Before I opened Rose Hill Montessori in June of 1996, I use to spend a lot of time with my friends and dogs in the outdoors: backpacking, camping, hiking, and biking all over the west. I still enjoy the outdoors but travel and explore in a less strenuous manner and also spend time learning to garden. Mother Nature is such a healer of the Soul!

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