Diane M Nickerson

Diane holds an AMS (American Montessori Society) Administrator Credential from Center for Montessori Education | NY, a Masters Degree in Educational Policy Studies & Administration from UAlbany, and NYS certifications: Elementary, ENL, Spanish and Administration (SA/S). She has been a board officer of the NYS Montessori Alliance since 2020 and represents PK-12 Montessorians at the NYS Education Department's Commissioner's Advisory Council for Religious & Independent Schools. 

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She knows that the kind of environment adults provide for children matters. Diane believes that how children spend their days directly impacts the who they become as they grow into adulthood. Having researched best practices for pedagogy, she found that the Montessori method provides the best comprehensive approach to foster children's development toward their potential and joy. She is proud of the young men her four sons are becoming and of every child she's had the honor to observe grow throughout her more than thirty years in education, especially those lucky enough to have attended a Montessori school.