Children’s House Green

Mrs. Andraya Johnson – Head Teacher

Mrs. Johnson attended Central Washington University with her Bachelors in Psychology. After starting work as an assistant teacher in 2022, Mrs. Johnson soon fell in love with Montessori and has now completed her Montessori Certification. Aside from her love for teaching Mrs. Johnson lives close by with her husband, their son, and their 3 pets. You can usually find her running miles upon miles or reading when she isn’t with her family or teacher.

Miss Kiri Schwedler – Teacher’s Assistant

Miss Schwedler graduated from the Evergreen State College in 2025, with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She is originally from Sammamish, Washington and she has always enjoyed working with children. She is very excited to work at CMS and to learn more about the Montessori curriculum, whcich really resonates with her on a persoanl level. In her free timee, she loves reading, watching movies, and hanging out with my geckos, cats, and fish. She is also a published author of a video game called Cricket: Jae’s Really Peculiar Game.

Children’s House Blue

Mrs. Tanya Reed – Head Teacher

reed@capitalmontessorischool.com

Mrs. Reed has Bachelors of Arts in English from the University of Chicago, and is a Montessori Primary Certified Teacher. She began her Montessori career in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1993, then taught several years in Los Angeles before joining CMS in 2003. She has no worked here at CMS for over 20 years. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Erik, and they are the proud parents of two former CMS graduates, both of whom returned as CMS staff members! The Reeds live on a small farm in Shelton where Mrs. Reed enjoys reading on a wide variety of subjects and wool felting.

Mr. Cody Reed – Teacher’s Assistant

Mr. Reed is an alumni of Capital Montessori School from Children’s House to Kindergarten, and additionally from 4th-7th grade. Outside of Capital Montessori, he works on local volunteer film projects, as well as writing, directing and producing his own films. He also enjoys composing and playing music.

Mrs. Clark – Teacher’s Assistant

Bio coming soon!