She holds a B.S.Ed. in Physical Education from SUNY Cortland and was responsible for creating and implementing the first physical education curriculum at the EACMSI. She completed her Montessori Primary training in 1985 at the North American Montessori Teachers’ Association in Boston and completed her Elementary training in 2000 at the Center for Montessori Education in New Rochelle, New York. Melani completed the initial training in Brain Gym in 2009 and implements this work with the entire EACMSI student body.