Acknowledgements
As a Montessori professional, I hold myself to what sometimes seem to be offensively high standards. As
such, I have had all of Maitri's products reviewed by experienced Montessori educators and/or subject
matter experts. I would like to thank the following reviewers/mentors for their time, patience, wisdom, and
honest feedback:
- Pamela Allen, Ed Program Specialist, Office of Non-Public Education, US Dept. of Education
- Susan Banon, Administrator, Bilingual Montessori School of Paris
- Jane Campbell, President, Montessori Services
- Megan Didavi, AMI Montessori Tutor
- Annette Haines, EdD, Director of Training, AMI Montessori Training Center of St. Louis
- Susan Hershey, Primary Teacher, Pioneer Valley Montessori School
- Kathryn Lord, PhD candidate, Mammology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Anne Catherine McConnell, Asst. Professor, Montreal Montessori Training Centre
- Dominique Mouthon, Former Director, Montessori School of Quincy
- Molly Reynolds, Head of School, Pioneer Valley Montessori School
- Priscilla Spears, PhD, Founder, Big Picture Science
- Susan Stephenson, AMI Teacher/Consultant (birth to age 12), Founder, Michael Olaf Montessori
- Tarin Weiss, PhD, Professor of Education, Westfield State College
At Maitri, we make everything locally and are committed to reusing and recycling everything! Through the
efforts of our innovative staff, we have been able to salvage hundreds of boxing from local schools to use
for shipping and so many pounds of scrap newsprint from the local newspaper to use for packaging. None
of this would be possible without the wonderful assistance of Joanne Lucia (an entrepreneurial art teacher
and artist) and Susan Snape (an art teacher and master of the meditative beauty of laminating). I would
also like to thank the many who have lent their hands in the past to keep things going as we grow
including: Hannah Tracy (a student of history at Penn State), Sue Froehlich (an engineer, small farmer, and
mother who volunteers perpetually to teach science at her daughters' school) and Carolyn Keating (an
amazing librarian who appreciates the art of the details).
The majority of the photographs in Maitri materials were taken by me. However, I need to thank so many of
my friends and family members for helping me locate all the perfect objects (from nets to pools) to
photograph. Also, thanks to those who sent in a photo like friend Rolf Hanlon who contributed a photo of
his pet iguana and my old college roommate Davette Harris who sent the beautiful photo of her and her
son which appears in the Mammals set.
I would also like to thank my teacher, Sybil Devereux for her incredible patience and courage in
transforming me into a bona fide AMI Montessori Directress. And of course, my husband Janus and
daughter Devin (Maitri's self-appointed OEE--Odds and Ends Executive) for looking at every new draft with
enthusiasm, positive suggestions, and perpetual encouragement.
Julia Volkman
Founder
such, I have had all of Maitri's products reviewed by experienced Montessori educators and/or subject
matter experts. I would like to thank the following reviewers/mentors for their time, patience, wisdom, and
honest feedback:
- Pamela Allen, Ed Program Specialist, Office of Non-Public Education, US Dept. of Education
- Susan Banon, Administrator, Bilingual Montessori School of Paris
- Jane Campbell, President, Montessori Services
- Megan Didavi, AMI Montessori Tutor
- Annette Haines, EdD, Director of Training, AMI Montessori Training Center of St. Louis
- Susan Hershey, Primary Teacher, Pioneer Valley Montessori School
- Kathryn Lord, PhD candidate, Mammology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Anne Catherine McConnell, Asst. Professor, Montreal Montessori Training Centre
- Dominique Mouthon, Former Director, Montessori School of Quincy
- Molly Reynolds, Head of School, Pioneer Valley Montessori School
- Priscilla Spears, PhD, Founder, Big Picture Science
- Susan Stephenson, AMI Teacher/Consultant (birth to age 12), Founder, Michael Olaf Montessori
- Tarin Weiss, PhD, Professor of Education, Westfield State College
At Maitri, we make everything locally and are committed to reusing and recycling everything! Through the
efforts of our innovative staff, we have been able to salvage hundreds of boxing from local schools to use
for shipping and so many pounds of scrap newsprint from the local newspaper to use for packaging. None
of this would be possible without the wonderful assistance of Joanne Lucia (an entrepreneurial art teacher
and artist) and Susan Snape (an art teacher and master of the meditative beauty of laminating). I would
also like to thank the many who have lent their hands in the past to keep things going as we grow
including: Hannah Tracy (a student of history at Penn State), Sue Froehlich (an engineer, small farmer, and
mother who volunteers perpetually to teach science at her daughters' school) and Carolyn Keating (an
amazing librarian who appreciates the art of the details).
The majority of the photographs in Maitri materials were taken by me. However, I need to thank so many of
my friends and family members for helping me locate all the perfect objects (from nets to pools) to
photograph. Also, thanks to those who sent in a photo like friend Rolf Hanlon who contributed a photo of
his pet iguana and my old college roommate Davette Harris who sent the beautiful photo of her and her
son which appears in the Mammals set.
I would also like to thank my teacher, Sybil Devereux for her incredible patience and courage in
transforming me into a bona fide AMI Montessori Directress. And of course, my husband Janus and
daughter Devin (Maitri's self-appointed OEE--Odds and Ends Executive) for looking at every new draft with
enthusiasm, positive suggestions, and perpetual encouragement.
Julia Volkman
Founder
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