Michele Blumberg has graduate and undergraduate degrees in education, as well as Montessori certification. Michele has trained and taught in Montessori and Waldorf schools, directed her own small school and worked as an educator in social service agencies. Currently, she teaches at Global Village School, a progressive high school for homeschoolers; directs FlyingStart Tutoring in San Diego; and instructs teachers in the Contemplative Education Department at Naropa University. Michele is also an educational consultant for Jewish Family Service of San Diego in their youth services and school-based programs department.