Ms. Stephanie Bossy is the latest addition to the elementary team. However, she has worked as a specist in the past. She obtained her TEFL certification in Argentina, then taught English and grew fluent in Spanish. She is also excited to coach the MVA Cheerleading squad. Ms. Bossy has a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature from the University of San Diego. While in college, she studied in Oxford, England and traveled to eight other countries. She has participated in various community service organizations her entire life. Eager to continue her travels abroad, Ms. Bossy plans to visit Spain soon. During her travels, she works diligently on a travel journal that she hopes to publish one day. Ms. Bossy participates in a variety of sports, including rock climbing, biking, and yoga. She is Montessori Elementary trained.
Ms. Lisa Knutsen has completed Montessori training at both the primary and elementary levels. She has been an asset to Montessori Visions Academy’s staff in several capacities, such as office manager and teacher. Besides all of her work for the MVA community, Ms. Knutsen participates in several other service activities as well. She has been a Sunday school teacher for the past several years and does volunteer work as a member of the California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Team. Ms. Knutsen studied sign language for three years and shares her talents in an enrichment program for students. She travels with Mission trips for her church, and has done extensive traveling throughout the United States, to places such as Mississippi and California, as well as worldwide, to Canada, Mexico, and Thailand.
