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Halifax Montessori Childcare Director - Ms. Yeo Hwee Fung holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, majoring in Psychology, from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Since her childhood, Hwee Fung has dreamt to be a mother and teacher. She started the school in 1996 because of her passion in working with children. She believes that children are like clean white canvasses. Whatever adults do and say to them are like spatters of paint dropped on the canvasses, leaving irremovable marks. Her mission is to assist parents in painting beautiful, colourful and meaningful pictures on these canvasses.
Being a working mother of 3 preschoolers herself, Hwee Fung understands first hand what today's working parents experienced. She is also in tune with parent's expectation of their children. Way before she became a parent, she worked towards building an ideal school for her children-to-be and today, she is proud to say that she has achieved what she set out to do and continues to improve and innovate for the best interest of all the children in her care.
Hwee Fung is very much involved in the running of the school, on a day-to-day basis. Together with the Principal, she ensures that the children receive quality care, education, meals and nutrition at the school. She also oversees the finance and marketing functions of the school.
Martha is the Executive Director of Northeast Montessori Institute, based in Boston, USA. She has been training Montessori teachers for twenty-four years both in the US and internationally. In addition to training, she has many years of experience taking leadership roles in Montessori schools and the larger Montessori communities. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development, Master of Arts from U.S.A, and the internationally recognized Montessori Diploma from Association Montessori Internationale (A.M.I.)
Throughout her career, Martha had been a lead teacher, an Educational Director and a School Administrator. Her experience of both a classroom teacher and a school administrator provided her with an insightful and multi-faceted understanding of the needs of children and parents. This varied background, together with her on-going work as director, teacher trainer, and field consultant for NMI, allows Martha to bring the right combination of support to her work with supervising teachers and heads of schools. Martha has consulted with non-Montessori schools, as well as with Montessori schools in both the public and private sector. Martha is also a recognized speaker, effectively blending the essence of Montessori Philosophy with real classroom practice. In 1999, Martha's work as a school consultant brought her to China, Vietnam, Hong Kong and now Singapore.
Her supervision of teachers in training, together with her school consultations, has allowed her to visit numerous classrooms in many different locations. Yet, regardless of the cultural setting, her observations of the children's joyful faces and engaged activities within their classroom environments, reinforce the validity of Dr. Montessori's tremendous insights into the universality of the spirit of children and the innate forces which guide its development.
As the Consulting Principal of Halifax Montessori Childcare, Ms. Monahan is proud and excited to work with the School to enhance the Montessori philosophy and practices to the teachers and parents of the school.
Maria joined our school as a Montessori Directress in 1997 and was promoted to Principal in 2004. In addition to her International Diploma in Montessori (London Montessori Centre), Maria also holds a Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education and a Diploma in Pre-school Management & Administration.
Maria is married with 3 daughters and has a toddler grandson. She provides leadership to the teachers and implements the curriculum. She places heavy emphasis on maintaining the school’s hygiene and cleanliness. Maria also communicates regularly with our parents.
Hwee Cheng has been a director of the school since 1995 but was never involved in the daily operations of the school until August 2008. She brings with her 16 years of Marketing and Communications experience in the Cruise and Leisure industry. She also spent a year (2007 – 2008) in an International Montessori School in Vietnam, assisting in the production of the school’s Newsletter and event management.
Since joining our school, Hwee Cheng has been instrumental in the setting up of the school’s web site, Newsletter production and other Marketing & Communications matters. She is also currently undergoing training for a Specialist Diploma in Early Childhood Education.
Ms. Catherine Tan joined us on Jan, 2010. Ms. Catherine brings with her more than 30 years of secretarial and administrative experience. She has also a Certificate in Quality Infant and Toddler Care-Giving since 2004 and had worked briefly in an Infant and Toddler centre. Prior to Halifax Montessori, she was the Administrator of a Kindergarten with a very large enrolment. |
Consulting Principal - Ms. Martha Monahan
Principal - Mrs. Maria Low
Communications Director – Ms. Yeo Hwee Cheng
Administrator - Ms. Catherine TanHere are our Highly Qualified Teaching Staff. With their collective experiences and adhering closely to the Montessori Method we are confident that they can make a difference in nurturing your child's needs to discover and grow and ultimately achieving their highest potential. Senior Montessori Directress (Playgroup) - Ms. Fiona Teoh Fiona, our very dedicated Montessori Directress has been with the school since 1997. She is our ‘veteran’ Montessori Directress at the Playgroup level. The toddlers simply adore her, some even call her “mummy”, as she lovingly teaches them to care for themselves and acquire new skills. Many of the older children still passionately greet Fiona with hugs and kisses after they are promoted to the higher levels. Fiona also oversees the “Before and After School Care” program and plans holiday activities for this group of children.
In addition to her Diploma in Montessori, Fiona also holds a Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education and is a qualified Speech and Drama Teacher. She has extensive experience in teaching phonics with huge successes. Fiona is married with 2 very talented daughters Assistant Montessori Directress (Nursery) - Ms. Natasha Mehta Ms. Natasha is originally from India but had lived in cities such as Dubai and Sydney. She came to Singapore in 2001 with her husband and they have 2 young sons who are also undergoing Montessori education. She received her Diploma in Montessori Method of Education from Singapore in 2009. Ms. Natasha joined us on Jan, 2010. She is patient and has a way with the children. Montessori Directress (Kindergarten) - Ms. Betty May Espinosa Nool The Montessori Directress for our Kindergarten Class is Betty. She has a degree in Education, majoring in English. Betty worked in St. Martin Montessori School in the Philippines as an Elementary Teacher for 5 years, prior to coming to Singapore. She joined the school in 2007.
Betty is a very dedicated and constructive teacher. Her youthfulness gels her and her class children well. Senior Chinese Teacher (Kindergarten Class) - Ms. Yuan graduated from Shanghai’s Teacher Training College and was a Primary School teacher for 7 years before moving to Singapore with her husband. They have 2 children. Ms. Yuan has been with our school for 11 years and is now the Senior Chinese Teacher, overseeing the school’s program. Juggling between teaching, mothering and being a loving wife, she completed her Diploma course in Early Childhood Education in 2005.
She aims to enable children to learn Chinese in a fun and relaxed manner, inculcating a love for the language, mastering the language and encouraging frequent usage in their daily lives. Ms. Yuan emphasizes on being the role-model for her class children. She is warm, sincere, caring and patient and she hopes to nurture her class children to be well-developed individuals in terms of virtue, intelligence, physical and kindness. Chinese Teacher (Nursery Class) – 孙伟霞老师 (Ms. Sun Wei Xia ) Sun Laoshi was trained in Early Childhood Education in China's ChangChun Teachers' Training College. She had taught for 7 years prior to relocating to Singapore in 2006 with her husband. Whilst in Singapore, she continued to work in educational organizations and has experience in handling children from pre-school to early secondary school years. Her love for the children allowed her to form strong bonding with the children under her care. Chinese Teacher (Playgroup) – 张金霞老师 (Ms. Zhang Jin Xia) Ms. Zhang graduated from China’s Hubei Teacher Training College and was a Kindergarten teacher for 6 years before moving to Singapore with her teenage son. Ms. Zhang taught in other Montessori schools in Singapore for 5 years before joining us in 2007.
Through games, songs, dances, rhymes and story-telling, Ms. Zhang exposes the little Playgroup children to the Chinese language and generates their interest in the language. She motivates them to speak and express their needs in Chinese, resulting in fluency of the language. Assistant Teacher (Playgroup Class) - Ms. Kwok Jing Jing Jing Jing has been the assistant teacher in the Playgroup class since 2007. She is currently pursuing her Diploma in Montessori Education. Having a happy and bubbly character, Jing Jing enjoys working with children. Prior to joining us, she was a babysitter and Assistant Teacher in Speech and Drama Camps. Assistant Teacher (Nursery Class) - Ms. Christine Lulu Christine joined our school as Assistant teacher in May 2009. She has a degree in Science with major in Psychology and has been trained in Special Education in the Philippines. Christine is also trained in Montessori teaching. She worked 4 years as teacher in a Special School and a Montessori pre-school in the Philippines prior to moving to Singapore with her husband in 2007. They have a young daughter. She is finding her experience as a new mother and pre-school teacher a great asset to her current responsibilities. She is very patient with the children and they enjoy her story-telling sessions. Assistant Teacher (Kindergarten Class) - Ms. P. Inthira Inthira has always been in the service industry ensuring that guests in the International Hotels were well taken care of. Though she has been commended for good work her heart has always been to work with children. Having two children, only confirmed this desire. Inthira joined us as an Assistant Teacher in 2005 and has not looked back. She has since been trained in The Fitzroy Literacy Program, which our school uses as a supplementary reading program. She spends time with each child to introduce the reading materials and charts their progress. Her easy going nature and witty ways have won over many of the children’s hearts. Assistant Teacher (Kindergarten Class) - Mrs. Delia Mota Delia is a Singaporean fluent in English, French and Mandarin, She holds a BA degree in Communications and has 6 years working experience in the fields of advertising and human resources in Manila and Singapore. She also worked as a volunteer with UNICEF in New York City for 3 years and spent 1 year volunteering in a childcare at a creche in Paris. She has lived abroad for over a decade in the Philippines, North America, France and China. Delia's husband is French and she has 2 children, ages 7 & 4. The family settled in Singapore in January 2009, after spending the last 2 years in Beijing, China. |
Ms. Yuan Bei
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We are proud to present our non-teaching staff as they are an intregal part of school's success.
Our children affectionally call them Aunty because they lovingly take care of the children’s well-being.
Aunty Siew Hua has been cooking for the school for the past 11 years and the children just love her delicious dishes.
Aunty Lim joined us recently and is assisting Aunty Siew Hua in the kitchen.
Aunty Alice ensures that the school environment is clean and well-maintained on a daily basis. She has been with us for almost 9 years now.
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