Elise Arevalo


 
 
 

ELISE AREVALO
AMI 0-3 Trainer
Portland, OR

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  • Joined MNW in 2007 

  • Assistants to Infancy Trainer, MNW, starting 2023

  • AMI Assistants to Infancy Diploma, MNW, 2009

  • AMI Primary Diploma, MNW, 2019

  • M.Ed. Montessori Education, Loyola, 2010

  • 11 years Montessori classroom experience

  • 9 years Montessori administrative experience

  • B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Women & the Environment, Minors: Ethnic Studies, Social Advocacy

  • AMI Consultant, Lecturer, and Examiner

What I do at MNW
I support the growth and development of adult learners who share a passion for the first three years of life. I nurture the unique potential of every child through work, play, song, and dance. I keep a current and fresh perspective on the traditional and transformative work of Montessori education. 

What I like about MNW
MNW provides a common ground for exploration, inquiry, and reflection.  I love how the supportive staff and greater community come together to work on behalf of children worldwide. 

Commitment to ABAR Work
I fully support each and every adult learner to grasp the importance of the Anti-Bias-Anti-Racist work that must be done to move our society towards a just, equitable and inclusive environment.  

Fact or Fiction?
I have traveled to five of the seven continents.  

Favorite food
Homemade ice cream.  

A joke
What did the daddy tomato say to the baby tomato? “Ketchup!”

First car
When I was in high school, my grandfather gifted me his white Ford Merkur XP4Ti, a performance based hatchback with improved fuel economy through advanced aerodynamics.  The cars were turbocharged and largely hand built and assembled in Germany.

Words to live by
“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” - Ruth Bader Ginsberg


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PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Elise Arevalo is a 0-3 Trainer for the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI). She specializes in Montessori education in the first three years of life and has been guiding infants and toddlers since 2011. Elise provides parent and teacher education through Montessori Northwest (MNW) in Portland, Oregon. She earned her Assistants to Infancy (age 0-3) and Primary (age 3-6) diplomas from MNW and completed a Masters in Education degree from Loyola University. Her Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Women & Environment with Ethnic Studies and Social Advocacy minors provided a wonderful foundation for the work in Montessori education. 

Elise’s other passions include educating caregivers on the practice and benefits of Infant Massage and Infant Craniosacral therapy. Elise considers herself a lifelong learner and truly enjoys working with teachers, children and families.