The Montessori Approach is based upon the lifelong work of Dr. Maria Montessori, who made the observation that every child spontaneously wants to learn.
08.04.2025
Marcy Howard
Marcy Howard joined us in 2024 as the Kitchen Assistant and is a dedicated member of our team. She is a proud mom of five, a Nana of two, and has been married to her best friend for 27 years. She has a deep love for people, animals and nature. She finds joy in music, […]
10.28.2024
Sinead Proscia
Sinead graduated with a degree in Events Management with Tourism BSc and moved from England to North Carolina in 2013. After a couple of sunny years on St. Simons Island, GA, she headed back to the mountains in 2017 to work as the Assistant Buyer and Store Manager at Old Edwards Inn in Highlands, NC. In […]
09.19.2023
Gwen Dudek
Gwen Dudek is the Head of School at OMMS. She was the Director of Admissions at OMMS since 2022. She has a B.S. in Psychology from Springhill College, an M.Ed. from Loyola University, and an AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) Primary Certification. She has served children in a Montessori setting since 2006 as a classroom assistant, […]



