MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF
Robin Edidin
Middle School Teacher
Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Robin was a scientist in her previous incarnation before becoming a teacher. She has a B.A. in chemistry from New College and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Princeton. Although Robin enjoyed working in science, she was irresistibly drawn to teaching and underwent a career change. She has her Montessori certification for ages 6-12 and 12-15, and has been a teacher at the Center since 1990. Aron Edidin, Robin’s husband, is a philosophy teacher at New College, an institution with values similar to the Center. Robin’s daughter, Rachel (a Center alum) is a graduate of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina. Robin thinks adolescents are lots of fun.
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Deana Reemelin
Middle School Teacher
Deana was born and raised in Bradenton. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Florida Southern College, where she met her husband Mark. After graduation she was the Assistant Director of the Anna Maria Island Community Center. She then went on to teach for 10 years at the first charter school in Manatee County. She began teaching at the Center in 2007, and completed her middle school Montessori training from Houston Montessori Center.
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Amber Shaw
Level 3 Teacher
Originally from California, Amber has a Bachelor's Degree in Ecology from University of California San Diego and a Master's Degree in Environmental Science from Florida Gulf Coast University. She worked at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium as a Senior Aquarium Biologist for nine years, in behavioral research, turtle rehabilitation and management, teaching and training of college interns. Amber and her husband Carl, have two children, Elia and Niko.
Erica Andrejkovics
Level 2 Assistant
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, she graduated from USF in 1980 with a B.A. in Business Administration. She became interested in the Montessori method of teaching when her children enrolled in Montessori school. She earned her Montessori certification in 1995. Her children, Alex and Mark, graduated from Center in 1997.