Former Student, Rachel Worton, comes back to Dearcroft Montessori as a Teacher’s Assistant.

 

“Coming back to Dearcroft  has been a very nostalgic experience.  I was  once a former student at Dearcroft  and now I am a  Teacher’s Assistant in the casa classroom. I can still remember my first day at Dearcroft, I was one of the only children who didn’t cry after my parents dropped me off.  I went around handing out tissues trying to make other children feel better.

On my first day as a Teaching Assistant I found myself happy to do the same thing; comforting children who were sad to leave their parents for the first time.

I don’t remember many things about the program because I was so young, however my mom told me I would work with the pink tower,  and that I really enjoyed matching cards, and I was excited to wash tables everyday! It’s a good feeling watching the children do things that I experienced in the classroom as a child. And it’s a great feeling being able to see the children succeed and be full of happiness just as I was as a child.

I can honestly say that I  come to work everyday happy to be at Dearcroft, just as I did as a child attending the Casa program. Working with children has its challenges but this experience thus far, has motivated me even more to pursue my career as a teacher! “