Northwest Preschool Classroom

Enza Gerace
Lead Teacher

Enza Gerace has been a member of the Cornerstone Montessori School staff since its beginning in March 1983. Born and raised in Italy, Enza moved to the United States thirty-one years ago. She received her Montessori certification at Bolzano, Italy in 1968, and in 1987, earned her American Montessori certification from the Montessori Education Center of the Rockies in Boulder, Colorado.

Jennifer Dennehy
Classroom Teacher

I was born in California in 1970. My family moved to Colorado in 1984. After high school, I moved to San Francisco and studied French at San Francisco State College. That was fun. I moved back to Colorado and earned certification in Urban Horticulture at Front Range Community College. In 1996 I got married and moved to Southwest Colorado. At Fort Lewis College in Durango I studied Ecology, Spanish and Art. During this time I worked as a horticulturist at the beautiful Blue Lake Ranch and Iris field in Hesperus Colorado. I enjoyed lots of skiing and hiking in this area of the state. In 1999 I moved back to the Denver area and shared the birth of my joyful daughter Juniper Rose Elise. After Juniper graced us with her presence I became interested in different child development philosophies. When I read about Maria Montessori’s beautiful philosophy I felt like I‘d come home. I worked as an assistant at Montessori of Conifer, took my training at Montessori Education Center of the Rockies and got my Associate’s Degree in Child Development. I co-taught at Montessori School of Evergreen for three years. After finding Cornerstone Montessori, I feel, once again, like I’ve come home. My partner Charlie, Juniper, and I enjoy gardening, biking, hiking and camping at our Yurt outside of Buena Vista. Life is Good. (Catchy, maybe I’ll make it my slogan :o)

Malu Sanchez
Classroom Assistant

Malu Sanchez has been working at Cornerstone Montessori School since June 2006. Her native language is Spanish, giving her the opportunity to work in our Spanish Immersion Program. Malu moved to the United States from Mexico four years ago. She has a degree in Management. Malu's previous work experience includes working in the Human Resources Department of a mining company in Mexico. She enjoys working with people because working together as a team gets better results. Malu is very excited about teaching and learning from the most important asset for future generations: the CHILDREN.