Martha Bentzen Family Aide Fund
Martha H. Bentzen was born on March 6, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from DePauw University in 1960 with a major in early education. She married Michael Bentzen in August 1960. They moved to Rockville, MD, in 1962, where she taught 2nd grade for five years. They had three children and in 1971 she became a preschool volunteer parent and served as a teacher and director from 1972 to 1987. In 1990 she became a teacher and director at Rockville Community Nursery School until 2000. She loved working with four-year-old children and her lifetime friends from the staff. The Director of RCNS wrote “In each of her responsibilities, Mrs. Bentzen has excelled. She is always positive, upbeat, nurturing, yet firm when necessary.”
Martha dedicated many years serving as an educator in Montgomery County, MD, preschools. She believed both parents and children benefit by learning together in the preschool years and believed that outdoor play is a very important part.
Her loving family is pleased to have reconstructed the RCNS playground and to establish scholarships both in memorial of her love and passion for life and of her skill as a teacher and administrator.
Additional Discounts
Siblings Discount
RCNS offers a 10% discount off of the younger child(ren)’s monthly tuition, enrollment fee, and materials & activities fee.
UUCR Members Discount
Rockville Community Nursery School is a non-sectarian school. We were founded by members of the Unitarian Church of Rockville (now known as the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville) in 1964, and so secured space on this beautiful woodland campus as long-term tenants. In gratitude for the warm working relationship our school has with UUCR, we extend a 10% discount tuition off of the monthly tuition, enrollment fee, and materials & activities fee.
Military Discount
RCNS offers a 10% military discount off of monthly tuition, enrollment fee, and materials & activities fee.
Financial Aid
RCNS is committed to making a cooperative education available to all children. Partial scholarships as well as funds for emergency short-term needs are available for children whose families are unable to afford the tuition. All applications are kept strictly confidential. Please inquire with the main office for more information.
Discounts may not be combined. Please contact RCNS at 301-340-7584 or membership@rcnscoop.org with questions or for more information.