Ms. Neha has been at the Montessori Children’s School since 2016. She has been an Assistant teacher, a Lead Teacher and has been the Head of School since 2019. Ms. Neha has a Montessori primary diploma from the International Montessori Council. She is also a Positive Discipline trainer for Parents.
Ms. Deb has been at the Montessori Children’s School since 2013. She has been an Assistant teacher and Lead Teacher. Ms. Deb has a Montessori primary diploma from the American Montessori Society.
Ms. Kelly joined the Montessori Children’s School as a student teacher in 2021, and as an assistant teacher in 2022. She has an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology. In the 2024-2025 school year Ms. Kelly will complete Montessori Early Childhood certification training.
Ms. Kim has been at the Montessori Children’s School since 2016. She has been our Nature teacher, an Assistant teacher and Lead Teacher in the West Classroom. Ms. Kim has a Montessori primary diploma from the American Montessori Society.
This is Ms. Mary-Ann's first year as a regular teacher at the school. However, she is a familiar face since 2018, first as a parent, and later on as a substitute teacher during the pandemic. Ms. Mary-Ann has a bachelor's degree in History with a minor in Sociology, and loves encouraging children to become independent thinkers. When she is not in school, Ms Mary-Ann enjoys traveling, hiking, baking, creating photobooks, and making music.
Ms. Miranda is brand new at the Montessori Children’s School. She is an assistant teacher and is looking forward to getting to know the children and learning all about the Montessori way.
Ms Layli recently joined the Montessori Children’s School, having gained familiarity with the Montessori approach to life through work with her own children. Ms Layli was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and raised in Lusaka Zambia and Gaborone Botswana. She moved to the states with her family in 2000, where she completed high school at a private school in Waltham and then went on to complete a degree in Physical Education- Motor Development/Adaptive P.E. at Bridgewater State College. She has had experience working with a variety of ages and abilities and is looking forward to beginning her journey as an assistant teacher.
Victoria Dobrushina (M.A. of Music) is one of the founders of the Experimental School of Arts in Moscow. She moved to the Upper Valley in 1995 and began teaching piano, recorder, music theory, vocal and instrumental ensembles. Victoria taught at the Concord Community Music School in Concord, NH, and was an accompanist for Concertato Singers at Handel Society of Dartmouth College. She is a pianist at Christian Science Church in Hanover, and an accompanist for choirs at the Marion Cross School in Norwich. In 2017 Victoria founded Trillium Children’s Performing Arts Company to promote appreciation of the performing arts in Upper Valley youth.
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Hanover, NH 03755