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Madison received her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Azusa Pacific University. After graduating, she began her teaching career at a preschool in California. Over the next 10 years, she grew in not only her love for preschool education, but also in her career. She eventually became the assistant director of a Reggio Emilia preschool. She then assisted in the opening of a Montessori school in California, and worked as the school’s director. Through this experience, Madison grew a passion for quality preschool education and understood just how important a preschool program is during the formative years of a child’s life.
In 2019, Madison and her husband, Thomas Brawner, decided to move cross-country to Lakeland, Florida to pursue their dreams of opening their own Montessori-inspired preschool. Madison’s extensive knowledge of the preschool system, and her passion for child development, was a strong catalyst for the school’s success. Alta opened its doors in 2022, where Madison serves as the school’s owner and director!
Thomas received his bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing from Azusa Pacific University. Thomas had a lifelong dream of opening a business with three main attributes: service-based, impactful on the local community, and something that left customers more joyful than before they entered. With his business-driven mindset, combined with Madison’s experience in childcare, Thomas and Madison’s dream of opening a childcare facility was born.
Upon moving to Lakeland, Florida in 2019, Thomas began the two-year process of establishing Alta Schoolhouse. From all things building renovations and construction, and the back-end business side of things, Thomas’ efforts shaped the Alta Schoolhouse you see today! After Alta’s opening in 2022, Thomas now serves as the owner and CFO of the school.
Mariah received her bachelor’s degree in Multidisciplinary Studies with minors in Psychology and Elementary Education from Southeastern University. Mariah has had a passion for working with children since she was young. Through years of nannying and education experience, she found a desire and learned the importance of not only working with children, but with the family unit as a whole. After graduating college, Mariah worked in a Business Development role where she gained experience in administration, project management, and customer rapport. After four years in this role, she felt called back to education to implement everything she had learned. She joined the Alta team in the summer of 2023 and now serves as Alta’s Head of School.
Jasmine attended Southeastern University here in Lakeland, Florida where she pursued a degree in Psychology. Jasmine has always had a passion for working with children and spent 5 summers working with preschool age children. During that time she got to see firsthand the value of providing children with quality and meaningful care. She realized that children in an early childhood setting deserve to have meaningful experiences that promote social/emotional growth and provide hands on child focused learning.
Jasmine joined the Alta Schoolhouse team as an assistant teacher in 2022. She quickly became committed to Alta’s mission of focusing on a child’s whole development. Throughout her time at Alta, Jasmine has gained experience in multiple roles as an assistant teacher, a leader teacher, and more recently in the role of an office administrator. She looks forward to growing with Alta, and strives to provide the students and families with the highest quality of service.
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