About the Founders

Rachel Blessing is a mother of two and an educator who is committed to providing a safe and challenging learning environment. She has a Master's degree in Applied Leadership for Teaching and Learning with a certification in Nature-Based Early Childhood Education. She is also a licensed Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction K-12 Art Educator and a Wisconsin Master Naturalist. She is currently completing her Montessori Primary certification. She is CPR and First Aid certified by the American Red Cross. Rachel is excited to bring a preschool to Plymouth that emphasizes an emergent curriculum with plenty of free play in nature.

Sarah Gent is an AMI Primary Montessori certified teacher and mother of two. She taught for 6 years as an assistant and 6 years as a lead teacher in the Milwaukee Montessori school system. She moved north to run a small Cooperative CSA farm with her husband and many others. She lives in Plymouth with her two children and is excited to share her love of Montessori and nature with students and families.