Faculty
Director:

Ceres Schroer York, has been involved with AMS since 1963 Ceres’ experience includes
the founding of three Montessori schools in Illinois, New York and North Carolina.  Ceres
Schroer York holds both an AMS Early Childhood and Elementary I-II credential as well as
Master Degrees in Mathematics and Liberal Studies and has been a Montessori
Classroom teacher since 1969.  As a Mathematics specialist, Ceres Schroer York is
known as a Montessori teacher educator and AMS seminar workshop presenter.  Ceres
Schroer York is involved nationally with the AMS Teacher Education Committee.  She is
experienced with both school and teacher education program consultation and
accreditation and AMS teacher preparation for children from birth to 12 for both public and
private schools.  


Apprentice to the Director:

Sharon Greene-Goering has been involved with CMTE/NC and AMS since 2004. While
working under Ceres’ wings, Sharon has been involved with all aspects of running
CMTE/NC. Sharon holds an AA in Business and a BS in Psychology and has earned both
Infant/Toddler and Early Childhood certification from AMS. She is known nationally for her
work at CMTE/NC and is also experienced with teacher education program accreditation
and AMS teacher preparation for both public and private schools. Sharon is also in charge
of CMTE/NC student and financial administration.

Presenters

Presenters for each area are chosen for their expertise in their specialized area.  The
CMTE/NC faculty consists of 20 Montessorians who are highly qualified in their fields. A
more detailed profile of our presenters is under construction and will be added following
our late spring faculty retreat. Our faculty have been teaching for CMTE/NC an average of
12 years, many with over 15 years. Their combined experience and expertice ranks our
faculty among the best in Montessori teacher education worldwide.