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Primary classroom teacher, Stephanie Janisch arranges books and gets her classroom in order for opening day. Jean Amodea/Eagle Correspondent

Primary classroom teacher, Stephanie Janisch arranges books and gets her classroom in order for opening day. Jean Amodea/Eagle Correspondent

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  • Primary classroom teacher, Stephanie Janisch arranges books and gets her classroom in order for opening day. Jean Amodea/Eagle Correspondent
  • Lisa Nyguen, founder of the Island Montessori Academy, gets ready for opening day today at the school's new location on Elkcam Circle, where the Marco Eagle is also located.
  • Aurora O'Donnell, 3, has fun as she does a little mopping to get the Island Montessori Academy ready to open today.
  • Island Montessori Academy's founder, Lisa Nguyen shows off her toddler bathroom, complete with mini lavatory to help potty train children. Jean Amodea/Eagle Correspondent
  • Hector Garcia paints an exterior wall to the new location of the Island Montessori Academy. Youngsters who attend the school and helped get it ready got to put their hand prints on the wall before it was painted.
  • Lisa Nyguen, founder of the Island Montessori Academy, works on the bead cabinet that is used for skip counting, multiplication and more.
  • Karina Baldwin works on the bead hanger that incorporates number recognition, quantity and indirectly improves fine motor skills at the Island Montessori Academy, which opens today.
  • Lisa Nguyen's family friend, Jimmy Feran works hard to finish the soffit outside of the Island Montessori building in preparation for Tuesday's opening. Jean Amodea/Eagle Correspondent
  • Hector Garcia volunteers to work after his regular hours to help get the back stoop completed before the weekend. Jean Amodea/Eagle Correspondent
  • The elementary classroom still needs arranging but will be ready for Tuesday's opening of the Island Montessori Academy. Jean Amodea/Eagle Correspondent
  • Lisa Nguyen's family friend, Jimmy Feran works hard to finish the soffit outside of the Island Montessori building in preparation for Tuesday's opening. Jean Amodea/Eagle Correspondent
  • Parent of students Abigail, age eight and Noah age four helps out after working his full time job to help owner, Lisa Nguyen open the school's doors on Tuesday. Jean Amodea/Eagle Correspondent
  • An intriguing educational tool is this bead cabinet, used for skip counting, multiplication, squares and cubes and more at the Island Montessori Academy.

Although Island Montessori Academy (IMA) has a delayed start date, the school will open today (Tuesday), ready to greet a crop of 31 students eager to stretch their wings learning via the innovative Montessori method.
Founded in 2005, by Lisa Nguyen, M.Ed., the school will open in their new location on Elkcam Circle. The school formerly operated out of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

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