Contact Us
Hours
Monday – Friday: 6:45 am to 6:00 pm
Main Phone: 414-259-0370
Fax: 414-259-0427
For general questions about policies, procedures, and events, contact the Front Office.
Mailing & Physical Address
345 North 95th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Directions To Our Campus
Milwaukee Montessori School is located in Milwaukee near the Milwaukee County Zoo. Our School is just off of Blue Mound Road at 95th Street and immediately adjacent to St. Therese Parish church.
Admissions
We look forward to working with you in your search for finding the school that best meets the needs of your child.
Email our Director of Admission, Cheryl Kelly, for assistance.
Administration Contacts
Monica Van Aken Ed.D.
For over 30 years, she taught at Whitby Montessori School in Greenwich, Connecticut where she attended school up until high school. Because Monica knew how to use all the Montessori materials, in the summer when she visited her grandparents in Germany, her grandmother paid her (in chocolate at first) to sit and help her students with their lessons. Monica was ten years old at the time and quite happy to be paid for the responsibility she had. She remembers deciding that she was going to be a teacher after taking that first bite of chocolate at the end of her day of “work”.
Education
- Doctorate, Education Policy & Leadership, University of Virginia
- Masters Degree in Private School Administration, Columbia University
- Fellowship in Educational Policy, Oxford University
- Master’s Degree in Elementary Education, University of Connecticut
- BA History, Lafayette College
- Advanced Montessori Diploma, Association of Montessori Internationale
- Casa Dei Bambini (3-6) Montessori Diploma
- Nine years teaching experience
Department: Administration
Debbie Mather
Department: Administration
Cheryl Kelly
Department: Administration
Julie Christensen
Director of Co-Curricular Programs / Gym Teacher
Julie Christensen
After serving as a Physical Education Teacher, she became the Director of Co-Curricular Programs, in which she has served ever since. One of the signature events Julie runs at the school is “Jump Rope for Heart.” In serving as the coordinator since 2001, she has brought many students and faculty together to raise money for the American Heart Association. The school has raised thousands of dollars and in 2014, the school raised $11,600. In her spare time, she also volunteers for COTA, which is the Children’s Organ Transplant Association.
She is the mother of two young boys, Nathan and Cooper and is married to her husband Rob. She enjoys going to Brewers games, watching movies, and spending time with her family and friends.
Department: Administration | Athletics | Specials
Catherine Lee
In March of 2014, she became the Director of Child Care and Extra-Curricular Programs. Catherine’s two young children proudly attend MMS. She and her children enjoy movies and travel. A member of Mensa since 2007, Catherine greatly enjoys crosswords and solving puzzles and riddles as well as playing trivia and board games. She is also an enthusiastic reader and food lover.
Department: Administration
Alesa Weiss
The thing that drew Alesa to the school was the unique and exciting way Milwaukee Montessori School approaches learning. She loves being a part of the MMS community and is grateful for the relationships she has built with the families here. She feels privileged to do the work she does with and for your students – it doesn’t feel like work to her! In her life outside of MMS, Alesa loves spending time with her husband and dog, doing escape rooms, and loving her son (MMS class of ’33!).
Department: Administration
Questions or Comments?
If you have questions about the admissions process, please contact our Director of Admission, Cheryl Kelly, admissions@milwaukee-montessori.org, or call 414-259-0370 ext.106.