Executive Director Leah Elliot: Leah comes to The Rey Center with a background in environmental education and has taught middle grades and high school in alternative school settings in California, Alaska and Vermont. Additionally her graduate degree in business allows her to manage a small non profit successfully and her desire to increase people's understanding of the world around them fits well with the mission of The Rey Center to honor curiosity and discovery in Art, Science and Nature. leah@thereycenter.org
Curious Cottage Lead Teacher Allison Savage Allie's philosophy of education is that all children have unique learning styles and educational journeys, learn and grow incrementally in response to their environments, and require a safe and stimulating space to explore who they are individually and as a part of a community of learners. As a teacher I aim to act as the guide for students to drive their own discovery. This follows the work of Maria Montessori who believed that children should have choices, and that those choices and curiosities should direct their learning. I believe that students can learn best with multi-sensory, hands-on materials, engaging regularly with the natural world, and through play. Children are inherently driven and eager to learn, and it is our role as teachers to support and guide them in this dynamic process. asavage@thereycenter.org