Gateway Montessori School: Teachers

Gateway Montessori School
1500 9th Ave, Longmont, CO 80501
(303) 772-3864


LINDA GOTTSCHALK, HEAD OF SCHOOL With an MA in Education, Montessori certification and 18 years of Montessori teaching experience at Gateway as both a preschool and kindergarten directress, Linda became Head of School in January, 2006. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Montessori Education Center of the Rockies and has worked as a field consultant in MECR's training program.		GERTIE COFFEY Gertie was born and raised in Tipperary Ireland with five siblings. Gertie started teaching at Gateway in 1999 as an assistant. She completed her Montessori training in 2001 and has been the PM Directress since then. Gertie completed State Director Qualification in 2008. BRIDGET COFFEY In 2004, Bridget came to Montessori through her interest in working with young children. After working as an assistant for two years, Bridget completed Directress training at MECR in 2007 and obtained her State Director Qualification. She is beginning her third year as the AM Directress at Gateway. CINDY SCOTT Cindy began her Montessori career at Gateway, first as an assistant and later as a MECR intern. After completing her Montessori training, Cindy taught at Countryside Montessori for 17 years. She has a BS in Elementary Education, is a presenter for the MECR training program in Boulder and is director of the Kindergarten class at Gateway.