Team Member
Lisa Holmes Elkihel (she/her/hers)Infant-Toddler Instructional Guide
Lisa discovered Montessori alongside her toddler daughter in 1999. She has worked with toddlers ever since, obtained her AMS Infant-Toddler credential in 2002 and holds a Positive Discipline educator certification. Lisa has co-hosted online parent workshops and has led all staff meeting in mindfulness and meditation exercise. She recently developed and is leading a yoga and mindfulness after school enrichment class for Primary students.
Lisa is passionate about guiding the youngest of students as they begin experiencing and navigating the world around them while she partners with their families as they begin their parenting journey. Lisa particularly enjoys sharing her love of nutrition and cooking, yoga, mindfulness, gardening, and music with her students.
Lisa has lived and worked in Livermore, CA since 1998. In her free time, she enjoys live music, museums and theater, volunteering in Bay Area communities for disaster preparedness and equity causes as well as nationwide as a nonpartisan voting advocate, spending time whenever possible with her fiancé and grown daughter, being in nature, and continuing her lifelong pursuits of learning and creativity.
