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Ariana Thomas

Music Director & Adolescent/Secondary Programs Coordinator

Ariana Thomas has a B.A in Music with a concentration in Voice from The School of Music at Westminster College in Pennsylvania. Hailing originally from Western Pennsylvania/ Eastern Ohio, she has performed as a featured soloist in choir tours around the United States, as well as in Europe. Ariana has been a part of countless music and theatre companies and productions, including a large variety of plays, musicals, operas, choirs, and solo work. Coming in November, Ariana will be featured in an original Murder Mystery podcast to be aired on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other mediums. Ariana can be referenced in the original cast in the World Premieres of both Katharina von Bora (opera), as well as A Vaudeville Christmas Carol Extravaganza (play). In addition to a large performance history, Ariana has taught private voice lessons and acting lessons to elementary age through high school children. Ariana is a new resident of Rome with her husband, Joshua. She is beginning her first year at the Montessori School of Rome for the 2021-22 School Year!

Favorite quote from Dr. Maria Montessori:

“There should be music in the child’s environment, just as there does exist in the child’s environment spoken speech.”

Testimonial

“Both of our children, now ages nine and six, began their Montessori journeys in the school’s wonderful Toddler Program at the age of 18 months. Their years thus far at MSR have provided them with so many opportunities for leadership, for self-directed work, for public speaking, for hands-on learning and other life-building skills that they wouldn’t be provided in other educational settings. The teachers and staff at MSR not only encourage our kids’ natural curiosity — they also help to build up their confidence levels so that they recognize they have the ability to find the answers to many of their questions on their own. We’re strong proponents of both family and community, but recognize the value of instilling self-confidence and self-reliance in our children, and Montessori, through everything mentioned above, has proven tremendously successful in terms of instilling these qualities in both our kids and in others that we have witnessed in our years here.”

Paul Cantrell Father of two current elementary students