Emily Smart

Lead Primary Teacher

What is your favorite thing about RMS?

Learning alongside the students and the incredible adults I work with!

What first brought you to RMS?

Eager to work with children and learn more about Montessori

What first brought you to RMS?

Eager to work with children and learn more about Montessori

If your pet could talk, what do you think they would say?

"Mom, you're too obsessed with me but it's okay because I'm obsessed with myself"

What’s one Montessori principle that really resonates with you?

Grace and Courtesy - how we treat each other and how it impacts the world around us

If you could bring back one trend from your childhood, what would it be?

No phone cameras, just digital and disposable!

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