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Our Leaders

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CRISTINA GEMANAR

Director

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"The child who has never learned to act alone, to direct his own actions, to govern his own will, grows into an adult who is easily led and must always lean upon others."

– Maria Montessori –

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HAJI ABD RAHMAN

Director

"A child is a treasure, to be nurtured, to grow, to flourish" 

– The Ministry of Education –

New Zealand

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“Let the child be the scriptwriter, the director and the actor in his own play.”

 – Magda Gerber 

MOHAMED ALI NAVABJAN

Director

Our Educators

Our educators that are committed to making the work of a young child meaningful and visible. They are well educated professionals and reflective role models. Our educators engage in a complex role, learning from and with the child. They care for and nurture each child's interests, and ensure that every child meets their own potential

Riswana
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"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world."


– Malala Yousafzai –

Riswana

Head Teacher 

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"Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.​"


– Fred Rogers –

Sie

Early Childhood Educator

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"If we want our children to move mountains, we first have to let them get out of their chairs."

– Nicolette Sowder –

Joel

Early Childhood Educator

Yasmine
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“Children are active constructors of knowledge. They are not empty vessels waiting to be filled; they are already full of curiosity and ideas.”

 

- Alison Gopnik -

Yasmeen

Early Childhood Educator

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“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think"

- Margaret Mead -

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Nazihah

Support Early Childhood Educator

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Azqeya
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“Don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music”

 

- Roald Dahl -

Support Early Childhood Educator

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“The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things.”
 
- Jean Piaget -

Charmine

Support Early Childhood Educator

Our Support

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“Children have a real understanding only of that which they invent themselves.

 – Jean Piaget –

Noemi

Accounts

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Yasmeen

Front Desk & Social Media

“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” 

– William Arthur Ward –

Sadha
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“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.”

 

- Mark Van Doren -

Sadhasivam

Caretaker

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