Head of Nursery  Pamela trained at the level 0-3 Montessori
Assistants to Infancy (under Judith Orion) at the Maria Montessori Institute and 3-6 Montessori
Directress (under Maria Roth) at the Maria Montessori Institute Prague. Pam did her teaching practice and observations at the Montessori Internationales Ausbildungszentrum e.V. in Munich, and Internationale Montessori Einrichtungen Dortmund mbH” (ime-do) - Barbara House, Dortmund - Germany. Pamela is co-founder of the nursery school and is head of the Children's House for children aged 3 - 5 years. Pamela manages the nursery school and the admissions process. School Office (T) 01223 342572 Email: office@montessoricambridge.co.uk Admissions  Max Gordon-Smith is co-founder of the nursery school.Management Alexandra Manolache, Nursery Manager Rodrigo Morales, Deputy Manager Guilherme Rosa, Head of EYFS Pedro Pereira, Head of Physical Education Guides and Assistants Children's House  Alexandra Manolache, Assistant Montessori Certificate 3-6 (AMI). Alexandra trained as Montessori Assistant, 3-6 course (under Cheryl Ferreira 2018) at the Maria Montessori Institute in London. Alexandra is the nursery manager and teaches children from age 3 in our Children's House. Alexandra holds a degree in Early Years Education and Psychology and Post-Graduation in Educational Psychology. She has 8 years teaching experience working between England and Romania. Alexandra has QTS, is level 1 qualified Paediatric First Aid trained and Child Protection Designated Person.  Rodrigo has more than 4 years as a teacher of Physical Education in
Madrid (Spain) and Cambridge. He also speaks Spanish, Italian and English. He has a teacher training Degree in Physical Education, Spanish Teacher as a foreign
language and Master in Protocol Sport Events. Rodrigo is currently studying for the Montessori Diploma 3-6 (AMI) under Maria Roth in Munich,Germany.   Claudio also has a level 2 course for Physical Activities for Children in Different Educational Environments. Infant Community  Guilherme holds a degree in Early Years Education and a
Post-Graduation in Special Education Needs. He has 11 years teaching experience
working between England and Portugal. Guilherme has Quality and Training Advisor Course in the
Early Years Foundation Stage, and Early Years Settings, and is a level 1
qualified Paediatric First Aider. He speaks native Portuguese, Spanish and French. Guilherme is responsible for delivering EYFS training to staff members, in order to promote a successful bridge between the Montessori Teaching Method and the Early Years Foundation Stage.   Veronica trained as Montessori Assistant, 3-6 course (under Cheryl Ferreira 2016) at the Maria Montessori Institute in London. Veronica did her teaching practice and observations at the Smiths Children Montessori Nursery School in Cambridge. Veronica has more than 15 years as a professional dancer. She has experience teaching Latin dance, creative dance in Madrid (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal) and London (UK). She also speaks Spanish, Portuguese and English. She is currently undertaking her Level 3 certificate in Early Years.  Rita is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in Education and ICT.  Sara trained as Montessori Assistant, 3-6 course (under Cheryl Ferreira 2016) at the Maria Montessori Institute in London. Sara has 2 years of
experience working in nurseries as a teacher and speech therapist in Madrid and 2 years in nurseries between London and Cambridge.   Nido   
Laura has QTS, and level 2 certificate in Understanding Autism. She has also undertaken additional training which includes paediatric first aid, basic child protection, food hygiene, safeguarding children. Catering  Mauri is an experienced chef with 14 years experience working for different London restaurants. He holds a degree in International Chef Cookery from the Westminster Kingsway University of London. Mauri speaks Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese. "Our catering menu's aim to provide children with a varied culinary experience that reflect the diversity of the nursery community". Designated roles for each staff member: Each staff member has specific responsibilities to ensure all the children are cared for and each individual is supported as much as they need: Rochelle is the lead teacher and gives individual lessons to all the children, as well as gathering small groups together for songs, poems, stories and language games. Our assistant teachers have extra responsibilities: guiding the children to resolve challenges independently, holding small groups for songs and games, supporting toilet learning, supervising mealtimes and creating purposeful outdoor play activities. All of our teachers take great care to ensure our classroom spaces are clean and welcoming. We plan and write daily observations for all the children, with notes about each child’s work and interests, plus detailed observations of two children every week. Rochelle will be happy to talk about your child’s observations at any convenient time; please feel free to contact the office to book a timeslot for a telephone chat or email any time. Basic Montessori Principles We have a few basic principles that ensure everyone is safe and can feel confident in their work. 1. Our staff will intervene if something is hurtful, harmful or dangerous. If not, we will observe to see if the children can resolve it by themselves. 2. The adults are role models for behaviour, language and how to use the activities. 3. The children are free to choose one activity at a time and use it for as long as they like without interruptions by other people. 4. We help the children learn how to complete a whole cycle of activity (choose work, use it and replace it on the shelf for the next person). 5. Our staff make time to carefully observe each child’s individual interests so we can tailor activities to suit their current stage of development. |
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