Katri Sampson
Primary/Extended Day
Katri Sampson Witherup fell in love with the Montessori Method in 1992 soon after graduating from Trinity College with a BA in English and Fine Arts. After a year as an assistant teacher in a Montessori Primary classroom in Portland, Maine, Katri began her 3 - 6 Montessori training at the Northeast Montessori Institute. She taught at several Montessori schools before opening the Red House Montessori School in North Yarmouth, Maine in 1999. In 2005, Katri moved to Ithaca and devoted the next four years to being with her young children while getting acquainted with the local Montessori community. In 2009, when her younger son turned three, she was ready to return to teaching and joined the staff of EACMSI. Karti is passionate about Peace Education, child and animal welfare, preserving natural resources and living gently on the Earth. She lives with her two sons Finn and Gavin Witherup.
The Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori School of Ithaca
120 East King Road, Ithaca, New York 14850
Phone: (607) 277-7335, Fax: (607) 277-0251, Email:
