Janice Zito is a devoted teacher who works at George Washington Elementary School in Kingston, a public Montessori school in the Hudson Valley. In 1993, she earned certification as a fitness instructor, which fueled her passion for both health and fitness, and teaching. Janice has experience as a certified personal trainer. She has taught group fitness classes such as step, Les Mills+ BODYPUMP and BODYSTEP, kickboxing, Zumba, and SHiNE Dance Fitness. She is working on her yoga teacher certification. 

Janice’s elementary school teaching career began in 2000 when she discovered the Montessori philosophy of teaching. Her experience as an assistant in a Montessori elementary school in a suburb of Seattle, Washington, inspired her to pursue a certification in Montessori, grades 1-3, and a master of special education degree.