Margaret Page-Miller, right, of Plainsboro has always liked a challenge, especially when someone tells her she can’t or shouldn’t do something. The author, artist, world traveler, and founder of the Children’s School in Stamford, Connecticut had her adventurous nature kick in when friends questioned her interest in learning to fly.
“I’m just a doer, and I told them I was determined to try flying,” said Miller, a resident of Windrows, an independent lifestyle community. Page-Miller took a flying lesson at Princeton Airport to celebrate her 80th birthday. “The flying lesson was so fabulous, I’m hoping to go up again soon.”
Raised in Virginia she has fond memories of visiting relatives in the Princeton area as a child. One was a professor at Princeton University who lived on Prospect Avenue. She also had relatives in New Hope, Pennsylvania. When it came time to retire she and her late husband chose to move to Meadow Lakes in Hightstown. She moved to Plainsboro eight years ago.
A graduate of Longwood College, she received master’s degrees from Virginia University and Antioch College. She is the author of “Taking Children Seriously” and “To Start a School.” She began her teaching career at Montessori schools.
Relatives, friends, and neighbors held a party at Windrows to share in Page-Miller’s birthday and latest endeavor. Her two sons, both in the film business in New York City, and their families attended.
“I’ve flown a great deal commercially — and have always thought about flying,” she says. “We flew to Sandy Hook and saw people on the beach and mansions on the shore. It’s the most wonderful feeling and makes you feel like you can do anything.”
