Teresa Arguelles

Grateful. Wife. Mother to four amazing human beings, from whom I continue to learn every day. Daughter, sister, friend. Montessori Guide, advocate for and mentor to adolescents from multicultural background for 25+ years. Cycle Show Instructor intern. Functional health aficionado. Nature lover. Believer. Prayer warrior. Strong spoken and written skills and simultaneous translation English/Spanish. Organized, detail-oriented, planner, doer.

Adolescent Montessori Guide since 2013

Designed and administered middle school curriculum. Led team of teachers and visiting specialists. Administered program finances. Community outreach; established partnerships. Implemented problem based learning and pedagogy of place for students to find local problems and propose solutions. Microeconomics practice. Classical education elements such as Socratic Seminar. Established self-evaluations for students and Guides.

Volunteer assistant teacher to visually impaired adolescents and adults

Learned that we don’t need eyes to really see. Tried for months to describe colors with words, and learned the meaning of perception.

Volunteer Faith Formation 

Hershey Montessori Institute. AMI adolescent guide certification.

Cycle Show Instructor Certification in progress 

Universidad autónoma de Chihuahua, Mexico. BS, Human Nutrition