Jenny Luetkemeyer founded The Laetare Center in 2022 in response to the long-standing desire in the local community for Christ-centered, family-based faith formation and academic support for young children. Jenny is a Catechesis of the Good Shepherd trained catechist of over 25 years and a Montessori guide of 14 years. She has a Masters in Education from Loyola University with a specialization in Montessori and holds AMI 3-6 and 6-12 diplomas. She worked as a Montessori guide in classrooms for many years and has witnessed a growing trend toward the intentional removal of many of the spiritual aspects of the offerings and ever-increasing hours away from the domestic church. Guided by the wholehearted belief that child development should be centered on relationship with Christ and that young children belong, first and foremost, within a prepared home setting with their parents as their primary educators, Jenny started The Laetare Center to serve families in their mission to form God-loving, well-rounded, joyful children.
