TRACY FORTUN

Tracy Fortun is a Lower Elementary Teacher for one of our 1st-3rd grade classrooms at Wheaton Montessori School.



Tracy has been teaching in the lower Elementary since 2010. Since joining the school in 2002, she has taken on various roles, including launching the second primary classroom, being a primary teacher, community coordinator, parent educator, and an assistant teacher in the elementary classroom. She is passionate about connecting students with their curiosity, firing up their inner motivation to learn, and helping them realize they have the tools to understand and transform their world. 

Tracy is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and has a Master of Education degree from Loyola University Maryland. She has completed both Primary and Elementary certification through the Association Montessori Internationale. 

When not in the classroom, you can find Tracy reading, hiking, doing yoga, sewing, baking, and learning to garden while spending quality time with her husband and two adult children, both of whom attended Wheaton Montessori School. 

“One of my favorite childhood books was Harriet the Spy. I loved the realism of Harriet - a deeply flawed, misunderstood girl who committed to brutal honesty as a code of honor (or suit of armor?)”