Joannie Lam is a Dedicated Lead Teacher | Empowering Young Minds to Explore and Thrive. Colleagues describe her as "Joannie is an amazing teacher who truly embodies the Montessori principles. Any school or parent would be lucky to have her. I am confident that Joannie played a huge role in my daughter's transformation from a shy and reserved toddler to a verbal and outgoing little girl . Joannie created such a warm and nurturing but structured classroom environment for the kids. My daughter started in Joannie's class shortly after our move from New Jersey to California and she adjusted to the West Coast extremely quickly because of Joannie. She loved going to school and said her best friend was Ms. Joannie! Joannie made her feel special and was very hands on with getting her to hit major milestones. Joannie kept us in the loop about my daughter's development and always had good advice for pain points. When we moved neighborhoods, we kept our daughter in her old school solely because of Joannie. I can't say enough positive things about Joannie and she has certainly set a high bar for what we expect from Montessori educators. " and "Joannie has been a spectacular Montessori guide for our toddler daughter over the past year. She is warm, nurturing, patient, knowledgeable, passionate, committed, skilled, and professional. Her toddler classroom quickly reached a state of “normalization” (no small task with 18month olds), which enabled the children to fully be able to enjoy and benefit from all Montessori has to offer. Our daughter has thrived under Joannie’s guidance and truly become a little citizen of her community. As an early childhood education novice, I was so appreciative of the extra energy Joannie put into educating parents on Montessori principles and our children’s progress. As a new parent, I was so grateful for her sharing charming anecdotes and photos from our daughter’s day. We feel so fortunate to have had Joannie guide our daughter and are going to miss her terribly as she moves on to continue her education"