Jessica Blake- Children’s House Assistant Teacher

Jessica is an Assistant in Lilli’s Children’s House classroom this year. Originally from Saratoga Springs, NY she earned her BA in English from the University at Albany. After several years as a children’s ski instructor in Steamboat Springs, CO, Jessica found a small Montessori school and fell in love with the philosophy. Jessica holds her AMS 3-6 Primary Certification from the Montessori Education Center of the Rockies in Boulder, CO. In 2016, after leading her own Children’s House classroom for 5 years in Boston MA, Jessica moved back to Saratoga Springs with her husband and 3 week old son, Jack in 2017. Jack is now a Kindergartener in Nancy’s Children’s House classroom  and has grown up at MMS. In 2020, Jessica had her second son, Henry, who just started his Montessori journey in Kerri’s Toddler classroom.  At MMS Jessica has worked in Children’s House, Lower Elementary and now Toddler classrooms. When not teaching she loves to practice yoga, cultivate her many home gardens, ski, and juggle play dates and travel with her family.