Hello! My name is Ms. Marni! I teach STREAM to Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary. I see each student once a week for 45 minutes. We focus on library skills, research, technology, and teamwork with STEM lessons. In addition, I support the teachers at Buena Vista in any technology integration in their classrooms.

I also have the pleasure of running the library at Buena Vista focusing on helping students find just right books and broaden their horizons past legos, starwars, and princesses. 

I have a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from UCCS with an emphasis in Instructional Technology. I was a classroom teacher in a traditional public school for the first 8 years of my teaching career and I am happy to say I feel at home in Montessori! I believe the independence Montessori fosters becomes the building blocks for a successful community. 

My husband Phil and I have a wonderful daughter Mabel who started at Buena Vista in the Fall of 2009 as a preschooler. We have two wonderful dogs, Boris and Winston. When not in the library, you can generally find me with my nose in a book, playing make believe with Mabel, or working on a sewing project. We also love traveling and exploring outdoors as a family!