Fana Takahashi
Elementary Level Coordinator
fana@aimmontessori.org
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After completing college, Fana discovered Montessori as a teacher in an early childhood classroom. She was immediately convinced by the method and trained with Authentic Institute of Montessori in Early Childhood and Elementary I.
She also holds a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction and a B.S. in Education K-8 from Montana State University.
Fana has always had a passion for teaching and has been in a Montessori classroom since 2015. Before joining AIM full-time this June she taught Lower Elementary Classroom in Honolulu, Hawaii.
In her free time, Fana enjoys traveling the world, surfing, hiking, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
Suzanne Tipton
Elementary Professional Development Coordinator
suzanne@aimmontessori.org
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Suzanne Tipton found Montessori while working as a high school Math & Science teacher in Thailand. She completed the Lower Elementary course with Age of Montessori and led her own Lower Elementary classroom at Montessori School of Louisville for four years. She made the difficult decision to leave the classroom in pursuit of her passion for training teachers.Montessori education changed her life and she is eager to help others realize the beauty of this style of teaching.
She lives in Tennessee near her niece, Kathryn, and nephew, David Michael, whom she adores wholeheartedly. (They think Auntie Q is a party!)She also loves to draw, travel, read, scuba dive, hike, camp, and especially cooking. She has been working on writing her own cookbook for a few years now so if you are interested in vegetarian recipes, look no further!
