Sarah Werner Andrews

SARAH WERNER ANDREWS Program Director Director of Training Primary Portland, OREmail SarahJoined MNW in 2008Director of Primary Training, MNW, since 2010AMI Primary Diploma, MMI, 1988AMI Elementary Diploma, MNW/MMI, 1997M.Ed. Montessori Education, L…

SARAH WERNER ANDREWS
AMI 3-6 Director of Training & Pedagogical Advisor
Portland, OR

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  • Joined MNW in 2008

  • Director of Primary Training, MNW, since 2010

  • AMI Primary Diploma, MMI, 1988

  • AMI Elementary Diploma, MNW/MMI, 1997

  • M.Ed. Montessori Education, Loyola, 1998

  • 15 years Montessori classroom experience

  • 4 years Montessori administrative experience

  • B.A. in Music Performance

  • NAMTA Board Member 

  • AMI Consultant, Lecturer, and Examiner

What I do at MNW
I sing, I laugh, I discuss and engage, I demonstrate, I facilitate, I support, I read, I think, and I imagine.

What I like about MNW
Getting to know the amazing, kind, intelligent, creative, and caring students that come to MNW year after year.

Commitment to ABAR Work
I commit to the ongoing and sometimes uncomfortable work of examining my own place in white-dominant culture, and to support Montessori Northwest in our work of becoming an actively anti-racist training center.  I strive to support Montessori teachers and learners in a deeper understanding of inclusion and how to lean in to Maria Montessori's vision of education for peace.

Fact or Fiction?
I once had a summer job as a tiny stand-up comedian named "Shorty Small" and did the Hokey Pokey in a giant head costume.

Favorite food
Ramen - and I love both kinds: Authentic ramen with a deep, rich, complex broth and perfectly made noodles...and the kind that's 10 packages for a dollar at Fred Meyer.

A joke
Why do they only serve one-egg omelettes in Paris? Because in France, one egg is "an oeuf"!

First car
An old red Ford Mustang that stalled every time I drove it in the rain. "Fill up the oil and check the gas!"

Words to live by
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." - Antoine De Saint-Exupery

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Sarah Werner Andrews is the AMI 3-6 Director of Training and Pedagogical Advisor at Montessori Northwest in Portland, Oregon.  Sarah is an AMI consultant, coach, examiner, and editor of the book, The Montessori Approach to Music, and has presented at Montessori conferences around the world. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance, an M.Ed. from Loyola University, AMI Primary and Elementary diplomas and is an Oregon Registry Master Trainer. Sarah began her work in Montessori education in 1987, with many years teaching experience at both the primary and elementary levels, as well as experience in administration. She is currently on the board of directors of the North American Montessori Teachers Association and Montessori Northwest. Sarah is a recipient of the Oregon Montessori Association Susie Huston Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching, and a former OMA board member.  She and her husband, Dave, have lived in Portland since 1991, and have two wonderful sons, Julian and Evan, who are great reminders to listen, keep learning, and not take life too seriously. Sarah enjoys botany, music, croissants, a great book, historical documentaries, and the AMAZING story of the Bretz Floods. See a list of Sarah's publications and presentations.