Why the name Spencer House? What happened to INCAF Montessori?
During the 2005/2006 school year we began transitioning from our original name of INCAF Montessori to the Spencer House Montessori. When the school was founded in 1999, it was intended to have a relationship with the INCAF (International Network for Children and Families) organization and their classes and materials on redirecting children’s behavior. This relationship never evolved and eventually there was no connection at all. After years of explaining to parents what the acronym INCAF meant, we decided it was time for a fresh start when Keven came on board in May 2005 to help Rebecca run the school. It is a tradition in many towns to name an old house after the family that either built it or lived there the longest. Our main building was built in 1915 and purchased by the Spencer family in 1917. They lived in the house until sometime in the 1970’s. We really liked the sound of the name and felt that having the word “House” in it would convey the sense of hominess that this old house
