Johanna Thomas - Our Staff

Johanna was born in Milwaukie Oregon but moved around often as a child. Her father is German and she grew up in a bilingual household. Johanna has lived in Taiwan, China and Germany. Her childhood growing up overseas made her passionate about learning languages and other cultures. Most of all she just loves to connect with people and hear their stories. She came back to Oregon for highschool and found a love for art and theater. She attended Portland State University where she got a Bachelor of Arts in Art Practices. She was working as an art teacher at a local art studio when she realized her love for teaching. Her grandmother, her mother and her close cousin are all teachers. She tried out her own thing but couldn’t help but feel called to work with children as well. She is new to Montessori but loving it and is soaking it all up. She loves all the wonderful aspects that come out of this type of learning. She currently lives in Milwaukie with her husband Sean and springer spaniel puppy Winston. In her free time she enjoys, making art, spending time outside, and traveling with her friends.