Posted on Oct 22, 1999

An anchor of the Union-Schenectady Initiative in the

College Park neighborhood is set to celebrate.

The Montessori Toddlers' and Children's House at 245

Park Place will have its grand opening on Monday, Oct. 25, at 4:30 p.m.

Members of the Union community are invited for the open

house and tours.

“We are celebrating the return of a Montessori

school to the City of Schenectady and all of the goodwill that made this

project possible,” said Kris Gernert-Dott, who runs the school with

Cecelia Oballe.

Gernert-Dott '86 said that Union's commitment to

College Park, through the Union-Schenectady Initiative, gave the pair the

courage to turn their idea of a Montessori Preschool into reality. She

also thanked contractor Bast-Hatfield Inc. for turning the fire-damaged

building into a schoolhouse at a reasonable cost.

Call 381-9322 for details.