Stacey Areno: ‘A well-rounded education addresses the whole person’ - American Press

Stacey Areno: ‘A well-rounded education addresses the whole person’ - American Press

Stacey Areno, 37, became a teacher to share her love of math with others. As a student, she was taught by several teachers who she deemed “wonderful.” Their passion for education nurtured the same fervor for learning in her. “They were excited about it, and it made me excited.” A Sulphur native, she graduated from Sulphur High School before enrolling in McNeese State University. There she earned her Bachelor’s in elementary education and a Mast…

Montessori Education Takes A “Whole Child” Approach

Montessori education focuses on developing confident, compassionate people. Country Montessori School is dedicated to providing children an education based on Dr. Maria Montessori’s principles that focus on the development of the whole child, including the intellectual, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual. “The essential thing is to arouse such an interest that it engages the child’s whole personality,” said Dr. Maria Montessori, an Itali…