UPWARD BOUND CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL

MEET YOUR TEACHERS
     
     

MRS. HEIDI HOWELL

 

MRS. LEAH CLAIRMONT

"Hello! I'm Ms. Heidi and I will be your new preschool teacher! In getting to know me, the most important thing in my life is that I am a Christian and am proud of it. I love the Lord and look forward to Heaven someday. I was raised in Seattle, Washington to a large Italian family. I spent my childhood summers on the lake here in Polson. That is where I met and married my husband Jeff Howell. We have been married for 21 years. Jeff was raised in Polson and is a local CPA here in town. We have four beautiful children - Heather (18), Nicholas (15), Sarah (13), and Ashlee (8). I learned to love teaching children about Jesus by following in the footsteps of my mother and aunts. I have been a Christian all of my life and began teaching Vacation Bible School and Sunday School at 15 years old. I have been teaching preschool for 15 years and have been on preschool boards for many years as well. I have gone to Christian schools from preschool through college, and since then have devoted my life to working with children. I continue to work with kids in my church through children's ministries and outside of the church on the soccer fields and in our public school system. I plan to continue teahing for many years to come."

   "Hello, my name is Ms. Leah! I was born and raised in Polson, Montana. I was married in 1995 to my husband Shawn Clairmont. We have 4 beautiful children - Sheldon (14), Keely (12), Teryn (9), and Mylee (7). Our whole family is very active in our church, sports, and school. I met Ms. Heidi while looking for a preschool for my oldest child 11 years ago. She was teaching at Mt. Calvary at the time, and we got to know eachother through the course of the year and have been friends since then. All four of my children have been in Ms. Heidi's preschool over the years. I began as an aide at Upward Bound Christian Preschool in the fall of 2005 when my 3rd child was enrolled in preschool. I have been a teacher's aide since then and love it! I also work in the Polson After-School Program at Linderman grade school. I volunteer at almost all of my children's activities going on at our church including being a coach of the Junior Bible Quiz team. I love working with kids and helping families."