Midwest Christian Montessori Academy

I attended MCMA (formerly New Beginnings) from preschool through third grade. I recently graduated as the Valedictorian from Woodstock North High School, and have been accepted into the University of Chicago- where I plan to study Molecular Engineering. My early Montes...

I am Joy Cacayan and I am a mother of 3 wonderful children. My 2 older children Emil and Therese have attended Midwest Christian Montessori or formerly New Beginnings Christian Montessori 7 years ago. Currently, I have a 4 year old enrolled at MCMA. Both my two older k...

I wholeheartedly believe in the Montessori Method, and I am sure my future school experiences would have been drastically different had I not had a Montessori foundation. Montessori is an especially effective way of learning for naturally kinesthetic learners, but I al...

Current and Future Plans

I work full-time as a front-end web developer for Officite in Downers Grove. I am also a partner in a small IT consulting firm, Open Informatics, based out of Chicago. At the moment I am saving and looking to purchase my own home in the Chicag...

I am currently in college studying General Art and Computer Science.

My experience with (New Beginnings) Christian Montessori was a very positive one. My best memories as a kid were here because I met so many amazing people at this school.  Going to this school helped...

Noah attended MCMA (formerly New Beginnings) from pre-school through 6th grade in 2008.  Thanks to “Mr. Jose” playing soccer with all the kids for gym and recess, Noah fell in love with the game and played local and travel soccer all year long playing all over the sta...

I am eternally grateful to my parents for sending me to Midwest Christian. From preschool to fifth grade, I was given the components necessary to build the academic and spiritual foundation that has supported me ever since.

The Montessori Method allowed me to work at...

I graduated with honors from Northeastern University, Alpha Chi, in the top ten percent of my class.  My degree is in Bilingual/Bicultural Education and Elementary Education with a Minor in Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). I studied Spanish and lived in Sp...

Jordan attended MCMA (formerly New Beginnings Christian Montessori) from pre-school through 7th grade.  Jordan is currently a Sophomore at Minooka Community High School and performs in the school Concert Choir as a bass.   Jordan also plays guitar and drums.

I started my educational journey at NBCM (now Midwest Christian Montessori Academy) when I was in preschool and I attended until the end of fourth grade. I am currently a junior at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois. I play for the Women’s Basketball team and a...