Stacie Seipel is the lead teacher for the Catalpa morning preprimary class and Catalpa Pods extended day kindergarten class.  Stacie is a parent of two children who attend MSGL. She received her Early Childhood Montessori certification from Princeton Center for Teacher’s Education in Princeton, NJ. After completing her training, she worked as a teacher at Valley Montessori School in Livermore, CA. She currently lives in West Lafayette with her husband, two children, and loving and very fuzzy dog, Fina. Stacie enjoys art, music, tennis, and spending time sewing and doing various construction projects around the house.

Stacie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design with minors in Art and Graphic Design. After a period of time with working in hospitals designing pediatrics units and other areas, Stacie pursued further education at FIT in New York. Once expecting her first child, she began researching and studying the Montessori philosophy. She received her 3-6 Montessori certification in Princeton,NJ after assisting in the Toddler program and being a substitute in the 3-6 program at Princeton Montessori School. She went on to teach 3-6 year olds at Valley Montessori School in California.