City Garden Montessori School
Crystal Turner has extensive experience in early childhood education and advocacy, currently serving as an Ella Baker Trainer and Site Coordinator at the Children's Defense Fund since May 2014. In addition, Crystal has held roles as a Servant Leader Intern at both the Children's Defense Fund and City Garden Montessori School, where Crystal has worked as an Early Childhood Educator since September 2016. Crystal is currently pursuing a degree in Early Childhood Education and Teaching at Harris-Stowe State University, having started the program in 2013.
City Garden Montessori School
City Garden Montessori School is a neighborhood charter school in the Shaw neighborhood of St. Louis. Our Mission The mission of City Garden Montessori is to provide a high-quality education to a diverse student population following the philosophy of Maria Montessori, and to cultivate young people who value and respect themselves, others, the environment, and the world community. Our Vision In the process of nurturing our students to be competent, creative, lifelong learners who practice compassion, respect, nonviolence and sustainability, we will strengthen families, the neighborhoods we serve, and the City of St. Louis as a whole.