About me

I have 12 years of experience as a Montessori school teacher. In this position, I have taught children from the age of 6 months to six-years-old. My credentials from the Montessori Institute in London qualify me to teach and care for infants, toddlers, and early childhood ages. I am now teaching at one of the best nursery schools in New York City with a Montessori orientation. Parents' and colleagues' reviews of my teaching consistently praise my patience, innovativeness, and warmth towards the children under my care. I have also worked as a nanny for a family of two twin boys and one girl; at the time, the children were aged 2 ½ and the youngest girl was six months old. I worked in this position for more than a year.

I am called upon to communicate effectively with my co-workers and parents in my work as a teacher and as a nanny. To this end, I have completed a Dale Carnegie course in Communication, at which I won the Highest Achievement award for excellence in communication. My approach to child care is to follow the child, observe, keep them safe and happy, and to help them to be independent in a home setting. I believe in Montessori's principle of "following the child." The child has a natural curiosity that must be lovingly nourished; he or she is also an adult-in-training and can benefit from having a caretaker who models consistent grace and courtesy. Most importantly, children also need a sense of routine and order, as well as fun.

When I'm not working, I enjoy spending time with my family, cooking, playing soccer, doing safaris, and watching documentaries.