Carol Woodiwiss | Elizabeth | Anacani

CAROL WOODIWISS
Pre-K and Kindergarten Programs
Director and Owner of Hopper Creek Montessori

My name is Carol and I am the director and owner of Hopper Creek Montessori School. I have loved children and wanted to be a teacher as far back as I can remember! It was a pure accident that I began assisting in a Montessori classroom in Honolulu in 1975. I immediately knew that this was what I wanted to do with my life! I moved to Chicago and received my Montessori credential in 1976 at Midwest Montessori Teacher Training Center.

I have had the privilege of working with children in the Montessori classroom in Honolulu, Chicago, Denver and finally here in the beautiful Napa Valley. I purchased Hopper Creek Montessori School in June of 1994. Today, I am involved in the daily instruction of the children in the Pre-K and the Kindergarten classes, and I oversee the Preschool program. I love coming to work! To this day, I get chills when I hear a child "read" their first word! The innocence of children, the beauty of their minds, the wonderful parents I have had the privilege of working with, and the staff members that I have been fortunate enough to share my days with have all been such a blessing to me.

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ELIZABETH
Pre-K and Kindergarten Programs
Assistant Director of Hopper Creek Montessori

Hi! I'm Elizabeth! I have been at Hopper Creek since 1994 and I absolutely love teaching young minds amazing things about our world. I began teaching in a traditional pre-school in 1986. I then began taking many early childhood education classes at the local community college. During my first two years of teaching I began exploring other teaching methods. During a field trip to a Montessori country school, I experienced the Montessori method and knew then I must learn more. Two years later I moved to Napa, California and trained right here at Hopper Creek Montessori School. I am now a head teacher for the Preschool and Kindergarten classes and the Assistant Director of the school! I am also fluent in Spanish.

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ANACANI
Preschool Program

My name is Anacani and I have been working in the Preschool program at Hopper Creek Montessori School since 2001. I have received Early Childhood Education training at Napa Community College and have taken workshops through Napa Cares. I have also earned a Montessori Assistant degree! It is so joyful to work with little ones! It makes such a difference when teachers and parents work together as a team. We are committed to the care and education of the children. Their social and emotional development is very important to us. It is nice to watch children grow in a safe and loving school and I am happy to be able to provide them with guidance and support. I am proud to be a good role model for the children! I am also fluent in Spansih and and lead the Spanish Immersion Kindergarten program.

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