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Lisa Bishop
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Lisa Bishop is a teacher in the Primary Class, and she has been teaching at Lexington Montessori for five years. Lisa is originally from Seattle, Washington, where she was born and grew up. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Lisa has a Montessori Certification to teach ages 3-6. She and her family moved to Lexington in 2000; Lisa has three children who have attended LMS.
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Tina Chang
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Tina Chang is a teacher in the Elementary Class at Lexington Montessori School. She has a Master's degree in Montessori Education (ages 6-9) from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. This school year marks Tina's third at LMS.
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April Land
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April Land, a teacher in the Primary Class, was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. She has her Montessori Certification through Montessori Educators International (MEI). While she currently teaches children in preschool and kindergarten, April has previous experience teaching first and second graders. April enjoys teaching children; it is amazing to her to see how a child's mind works, and she receives great joy in watching a child succeed at something they have worked so hard to master.
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Tricia Morris
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Tricia Morris began teaching at Lexington Montessori School in 1980, and she currently teaches in the Primary Class. She has Montessori Certification and Training for children ages 2 1/2 through 12 years old. In 1983, Tricia started a Montessori school in Hindman, Kentucky; in 1987, she converted The Learning Tree (in Nicholasville, Kentucky) from a daycare to a Montessori school. Tricia enjoys working with children of all ages and feels it is her goal as a teacher to use a child's strengths and interests to help the child learn to love learning.
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Christie Pabin
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Christie Pabin, the music teacher at Lexington Montessori, has been
interested in music since a very young age, starting with violin and
piano. She began singing publicly at age 12 and studied music while
completing her Bachelor's degree in Social Work at Eastern Kentucky
University. Christie has recorded 2 CD's including a solo CD and a
Praise & Worship CD with the Life Teen Band at Christ the King
Cathedral. In addition to teaching at LMS, Christie is a professional
background vocalist for various CD projects, a leader for the Praise and
Worship Band at Christ the King, and a licensed Kindermusik educator
(http://christie.kindermusik.net/).
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Jill Stofer
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Jill Stofer has been teaching art and art history at Lexington Montessori for ten years.
She majored in Fine Arts with a concentration in Clay at the University of Kentucky and is currently an adjunct faculty member in the Ceramics Department at UK. Jill, a professional clay artist for more than 20 years, has 17 years experience teaching children art. She is also the owner of the Main Cross Gallery  in Victorian Square. In 2003, Jill commissioned with sculptor Richard Stofer to design a 47-foot stainless wall with tile inlay created by her art students at Lexington Montessori School; this wall is featured in the reception area of the UK Children's Hospital. Jill's philosophy about teaching art is that if you can teach a child how to see, then they can draw anything.
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