We are so grateful to the amazing students and families we’ve been able to work with over the years! Here is what some have had to say!
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TESTIMONIALS
“It is with gratitude and joy that I recommend Maria Govoni - she has impacted the health and wellness of my family in a positive way forever. We met Maria in August of 2014 when she was a Lead Teacher at my son’s school. She offered energy, a space of beauty and a deep sense of courage to the students. I found Maria to engage each student as a unique friend, and to address the issues each child inevitably brought to the class with creativity and humility”
— Rebekah Galloway, Former Parent
“Maria has the kindness and patience that would make any child feel like they can achieve anything, and that’s exactly what she has done for my girls.”
— Kate Partridge, Former Parent
“Margaret has taught both of my children for multiple years. She is one of those truly special educators that you hope your children will have the privilege of working with during their time at school. She is intelligent, hard working, creative and caring. She gives her whole heart to her students and the love she feels for her work shines through in everything she does. - Erin K, former parent”
— Erin K, Former Parent
“How does a person adequately describe Maria Govoni? It's not at all an easy task. To say she is an extraordinary teacher doesn't begin to explain how we feel about her. Our daughter, Violet, has had the privilege of having Maria as her teacher for the last year, and she has absolutely blossomed under her care. Maria is the epitome of a fantastic educator. She is patient, calm, deeply loving and dedicated, and 100% dialed into each child she works with. On class lessons, she takes the time to do a deep dive on any chosen topic so that her students leave the classroom with sincere knowledge on the topic and excitement about sharing that knowledge with others.
As a Montessori educator with many years of training and experience, she is able to give parents new insight on a child's perspective. In fact, we rely so much on Maria's expertise that my husband and I have looked at each other multiple times over the year and said, "We need to ask Maria about this. I bet she could help us understand." And for the record, we have asked her for insight on not only our daughter who she teaches but also our son who is not in her class! She just gets kids. We have also had the opportunity over the year to see her help her students use their words to express their feelings. This is such huge work, and Maria is excellent at it. She helps children not only find the words to describe how they feel but then also encourages and supports them as they share those feelings with others.
We will always see our time in Maria's classroom as a true privilege. She has created an educational and social emotional foundation for our daughter that will serve her for a very long time, and it is our sincere hope that we will know her for many years in the future!”