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Longtime Cedar Rapids Montessori teacher Somchanh Baccam retires
Somchanh Baccam spent 39 years at Cedar Valley Montessori School in downtown Cedar Rapids. A Laos refugee who came to the U S in 1972 as a Coe College scholar, she began as lead directress in 1979 and became a U S citizen in 1983. She taught generations of children and their families, praising Coe College and the school while noting changes in materials and student numbers over the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liz Martin
Carter Thorpe
Somehank Baccam
Cedar Valley
Ms. Somchanh
Cedar Valley Montessori School
Cedar Rapids
Laos
Baccam
United States
Coe College
U.S
Chicago
Cedar
Samchanh Baccam
Zoey Anderson
Cedar Valley Montessori
Somehanh Baccam