Upper Elementary Teaching Staff

Sue Keefer, Upper Elementary Teacher
Sue's first experience with the Montessori Method was in 1995 when she moved to North Carolina and began co-teaching at MCHD in the Lower Elementary classroom. Previously she had taught grades K-6 in both public and private school in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. She earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania in 1975, and received both her Montessori Elementary I credential (1998) and Elementary II credential (2001) from the Center for Montessori Teacher Education in NC. She enjoys singing, playing the piano and guitar, reading, gardening and spending time with her husband and adult children, and two bloodhounds.

Kim Alton, Upper Elementary Assistant

Kim is thrilled and honored to join the MCHD community as Sue Keefer's Assistant in the Upper Elementary classroom this fall.  She fell in love with Montessori while choosing a school for her son Jovany.  When she came to observe in the classroom, she never wanted to leave!  Kim completed her BA in English Literature at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.  At UNC-CH she completed her High School teaching certification, as well as a Masters Degree in Performance of Literature.  Prior to coming to MCHD, Kim spent 11 happy years teaching and managing The Little Gym where she began to long for a classroom of her own.  She loves to dance, sing, do gymnastics, and bake, although some of her baking experiments do end up in the chicken coop.  She is also an enthusiastic Spanish student. Kim lives with her partner Karen, their son Jovany, 4 chickens, and a chow mix named Biko.