Our Staff

Rainbow Montessori School actively seeks a wide variety of staff in order to share all manner of talents and interests with the children. All head teachers are certified Montessori instructors, and are committed to creating an optimal environment for every child placed in our care. We truly love the children and enjoy working and learning with them. Our staff is very stable, and the children usually spend their years at Rainbow with the same teacher. 

Renate Chadwick founded the school in 1983 and has recently retired from the classroom after nearly 40 years of teaching. She still teaches German to all of our classes, comes to join us whenever we need an extra helper, and substitutes as needed.

Renate's daughter Barbara Davis has been teaching with with us since 2009 and is now the school director. She started in the morning class in 2009, and taught in the 4-hour class and then the afternoon class. She'll be here as the extra helper for all the classes and to support the teachers with preparation and planning.

Julie Schoenbacher teaches the 8:45-12:45 4-hour class, and is in her 8th year with us. Her specialty is botany, and she teaches all about plants and shows the children how to grow things throughout the year. Her new assistant Diana will be starting with us in September and we're excited to welcome Diana to our little Rainbow Montessori School family!

Jen Sherer teaches with Martha in the 8:30-12:30 4-hour class. Jen has a background in science and has fascinated the students with her science lessons! Her co-teacher Martha Diliani, has her Masters degree in Education, and has been teaching with us since 2015. Martha brings the perfect combination of patience and humor in her work with her students.

Melanie Bohmeyer,  who is also a German native and was a teacher in Germany, started as an assistant in Julie's class in her first year and did her Montessori certification with Barbara in 2024-2025, so she will be teaching in the afternoon class this year. We are hiring for an assistant teacher for the afternoon class with Melanie. Please contact us if you or anyone you know would be interested in the BEST job in the world!

We are lucky and grateful to have such a wonderful staff. Teaching assistants are all trained directly by the teaching faculty. Our assistants share a desire to work with children and come to us experienced in early-childhood development and usually stay for many years. Often, assistants are preparing to receive their own Montessori teaching certification. 

The staff distributes a monthly newsletter detailing the children’s activities and projects, current curriculum, and upcoming events or celebrations. We encourage parents to communicate freely with their child’s teacher and discuss any concerns or questions about the child’s progress at school.