Our Mission

eBridge Montessori School’s mission is to prepare children for life. Through the practice of our core values “Independence, Love, Respect, and Responsibility” we initiate children’s lifelong learning, empower their social, emotional, and intellectual development, and prepare them to be responsible, peaceful citizens of the world.

About eBridge Montessori

eBridge Montessori School is located in Westborough, Massachusetts. We are an independent private school founded in 2005 and started out with one primary class of 17 children. In a few years, we added the second and the third primary classes. In 2010, we established our toddler program. Now, we are proud to offer a full range of Montessori education to children from 6 weeks to 9 years old, from infant, toddler, to preschool, preK, kindergarten, and lower elementary.

eBridge is the bridge in education so that children, families, educators, and members of our community can connect and work together.  At eBridge, we strongly believe that all people live in a global village and are increasingly interconnected. We strive to build a community that reflects and celebrates a full range of diversity. We have families from Westborough and throughout the Metro west Boston area including Northborough, Southborough, Shrewsbury and, Marlborough and Hopkinton.

One hundred years ago, Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, observed how children learn naturally and discovered that children teach themselves from their environment. Since then, Montessori education has successfully helped millions of children around the world on their journey into adulthood.

We appreciate the opportunity to introduce Montessori education to you and your child. The best way to start is by joining our weekly parent group tour and observing our classrooms while children are at work. Come and discover the difference a Montessori education can make.

Accreditation

eBridge Montessori School maintains the highest standards by following the guidelines from Dr. Montessori’s organization (AMI), actively involved in Montessori School’s of Massachusetts community and is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.

Faculty and Staff

eBridge Montessori School is staffed with a group of well trained, highly professional, enthusiastic, loving, and committed teachers. All lead teachers are trained by AMI training centers. AMI is the training and regulatory group founded by Dr. Montessori during her lifetime in order to maintain the highest standards of her philosophy.

Our Staff

We are proud to introduce our outstanding, committed, professional team.

Infant / Linden Class

Toddler / Hickory Class

Joannie McPhetridge | Teacher

Mosa Khatun | Teacher

Yun Liu | Lead Teacher

Arpita Garai | Assistant Teacher

Toddler / Juniper Class

Karpagasundari Vanchinathan | Lead Teacher

ShuJiao Liu | Assistant Teacher

Margaret Aguilar | Assistant Teacher

Toddler / Rowan Class

Sabrina Stivaletta | Lead Teacher

Shumaila Batool | Lead Teacher

Brenna Mullins | Assistant Teacher

Toddler / Spruce Class

Toddler / Teak Class

Pooja Kumari | Lead Teacher

Kendra Hayes | Assistant Teacher

Angela Erickson | Assistant Teacher

Ashley Benitez | Lead Teacher

Velankani Eda | Assistant Teacher

Primary / Birch Class

Primary / Cedar Class

Debra Ramsey | Lead Teacher

Miriam Acero | Assistant Teacher

Nevine Ali | Lead Teacher

Harinaksh Shivashankar | Assistant Teacher

Uma Kasi | Assistant Teacher

Primary / Dogwood Class

Primary / Maple Class

Dawn Wetherell | Lead Teacher

Surekha Kochavara | Assistant Teacher

Em Meek | Assistant Teacher
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Bryanna Young | Lead Teacher

Rajashree Joga | Assistant Teacher

Primary / Pine Class

Elementary / Elm Class

Sherine Garas | Lead Teacher

Tammi Armstrong | Assistant Teacher

Susanna Merrill | Lead Teacher

Afterschool / Supporting Staff

Yulia Aidelman | Supporting Teacher

Olivia McGourty | Supporting Teacher

Harinaksh Shivashankar | After School Teacher

Gabriela Banville | After School Teacher

Em Meek | Assistant Teacher

Hansa Makhijani | After School Teacher

Mary Riad | Assistant Teacher

Paul Griffin | After School Teacher

Jennifer Coe | Chorus

Administration

Jin Huang| Head of School

Angela Ueshiro | Assistant Head of School

Rebecca Walker | Director of Admissions and Academics

Vanessa Landyn | Office Manager

Our Staff

We are proud to introduce our outstanding, committed, professional team.

Toddler/ Hickory Class

Yun Liu | Lead Teacher

Arpita Garai | Assistant Teacher

Toddler/ Juniper Class

Sue Vanchinathan | Lead Teacher

ShuJiao Liu | Assistant Teacher

Toddler/ Rowan Class

Sabrina Stivaletta | Assistant Teacher

Shumaila Batool | Assistant Teacher

Brenna Mullins | Assistant Teacher

Toddler/ Spruce Class

Pooja Kumari | Lead Teacher

Angela Erickson | Assistant Teacher

Mary Riad | Assistant Teacher

Toddler/ Teak Class

Ashley Benitez | Lead Teacher

Velankani Eda | Assistant Teacher

Infant / Linden Class

Joannie McPhetridge | Teacher

Mosa Khatun | Teacher

Primary/Birch Class

Debra Ramsey | Lead Teacher

Miriam Acero | Assistant Teacher

Primary/Cedar Class

Nevine Ali | Lead Teacher

Harinaksh Shivashankar| Assistant Teacher

Uma Kasi | Assistant Teacher

Primary/Dogwood Class

Dawn Wetherell | Lead Teacher

Surekha Kochavara| Assistant Teacher

Em Meek| Assistant Teacher

Primary / Pine Class

Sherine Garas| Lead Teacher

Tammi Armstrong | Assistant Teacher

Yulia Aidelman | Assistant Teacher

Primary / Maple Class

Bryanna Young | Lead Teacher

Rajashree Joga | Assistant Teacher

Elementary/Elm Class

Susanna Merrill | Lead Teacher

Enrichment Class / Chorus

Jennifer Lentz | Chorus

After-school/Acorn Room

Harinaksh Shivashankar| After-School Teacher

Hansa Makhijani | After-School Teacher

Paul Griffin | After School Teacher

Em Meek| Assistant Teacher

Administration

Jin Huang| Head of School

Angela Ueshiro | Assistant Head of School

Rebecca Walker | Director of Admissions and Academics

Vanessa Landyn | Office Manager

Careers at eBridge

eBridge Montessori School is proud to have a group of educators and professionals who share the same vision, love working with children, and dedication to their work. To create a stable community, eBridge is looking for teachers with long-term commitment. We welcome mature, independent, motivated, and qualified educators to join our team.

Parents’ Voices

“I have never seen such a co-operative working environment. Each child working independently was quite impressive. Polishing a box, settling a flower arrangement, not your normal preschool activity. Lots of focusing on their specific task and the least amount of guidance seemed normal. Lots of pride in accomplishment, happy and helpful children.”

“The children appear to be very focused and attentive in the tasks they have undertaken. Most of them also appear to be self-sufficient in putting things away when the exercise or work is complete.”

“Loved watching the children address and solve problems on their own. The older children were such good little teachers. Enjoyed watching a tiny girl working on the pink tower.”

“The children seemed to have gained even more independence compared to the fall observation. I observed Mrs. Peerzade giving a lesson on the decimal system to multiple children. It was great to see how the children worked together in small groups.”

“The kids were terrific-attentive to their work, well behaved, accommodating each other, etc. It was wonderful to see my daughter work with other children. Also saw her guiding younger children and demonstrating leadership.”

“It’s amazing how kids are involved in different activities all by themselves. It’s nice to see older kids helping the younger ones. Most kids tend to finish before switching over to another activity. I really wish they’d clean up the same way at home.”

“This is my second observation; every time I wonder how beautifully it works. Every child seems so disciplined and enjoying freedom at the same time. Even the smallest children are busy and independent.”

“I enjoyed observing in my daughter’s classroom. I was very pleased to see children working on their own, learning skills that will help them in real life. My daughter was cutting celery with a real knife. I never allowed her to use a knife at home and was pleasantly surprised to see how confident she was in the kitchen area. I was pleased to see children practicing math, reading books, practicing things that will help them academically.”

“My son was so focused he didn’t notice me for half of the time [of the observation]. I am surprised how long he could stay on one activity without moving to something else.”

“The classroom is very spacious and kids are choosing work and doing it, without lots of direction. It is very nice to see that.”

“The creativity and intelligence of our classroom teacher is once again manifest to myself and I am so grateful to her vision of inclusion and her passion for history, the sciences, the humanities and the arts. Thanks again for providing a school that enriches all of our lives.”

“The mood in the classroom was peaceful and productive! The collaborative environment is so wonderful and the friendships are great to see. Thank you for guiding our children to be self-directed with reliable organizational skills taught. They are well on their way toward growing into competent, caring, directed adults with happy spirits and the academics to back them in whatever they do with their bright futures.”