• Hobbies:  Scuba Diving (Advanced Certified- for Navigation, Deep Water, Shipwrecks, Oceanic plant and Animal Life), Surfing, Camping, Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, Soccer- Coaching Youth & played in high school and College (ODU), Beach Volleyball, Skydiving, Travel, Cooking, Reading and Writing
• Born and raised in small-town North Ridgeville, Ohio (20 min. west of Cleveland)
• Began college experience at Old Dominion University in Virginia (began B.A. of Education)
• While in college, she worked as a substitute teacher, after school teacher, and as an assistant school chef.
• Married and moved back to Ohio hometown, teaching Primary (ages 3-6, Montessori) in Westlake, Ohio. 
• Had son, Dennis Paul Moore III and was widowed in the same year 1999 (car accident).
• Moved to California to prove to herself that she could make it on her own and to begin the new chapter of her life:  Just her son and herself.  She taught (Primary & Lower Elementary Montessori) at Brighter Days Montessori in Rancho Palos Verdes, California for 5 yrs & returns every year for their teacher’s retreat.
• Kelly moved from California to Connecticut after not being able to get home (Ohio) for a few family emergencies.  By living in CT, she can still live by the ocean, which brings her peace, and can drive home to Ohio to be with her family.
• As you can see, family is very important to her… both her personal family and her school family.

A note from Kelly:

Education is my passion, it is who I am, my Magnum Opus.  I fell in love with the common sense, respect and peacefulness of Montessori and have had many meaningful experiences within the classroom that are life changing.  This is where my heart is and it is where I belong.  I try to get to know each child and family as my own.  I look for understanding within the students’ eyes as they look for it in mine.  I do my best to prepare myself by traveling, seeking out adventures, moments, and people in my life to broaden my knowledge, thought process, and humility.  It is my duty to be religiously and politically neutral to offer all comfort and true respect.  I am just as excited about learning and evolving as my students are.  It is my general love for learning that I wish to pass on.