Montessori School of Moscow

Montessori in Moscow

Staff of Montessori School of Moscow

Valentina Zaytseva
Head of School

Valentina Zaytseva After a few years in international business consulting, Valentina is now focusing on education management. A graduate of Moscow State University in Russia and Tufts University in the USA, Valentina is also trained by Association of Montessori Teachers of Russia to work with children between 0 and 6 years of age. Before starting the school, Valentina travelled to the United States to visit schools accredited by Association Montessori Internationale and American Montessori Society. To get in touch with Valentina, e-mail her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


Joanne King
Lead Teacher

Joanne King Joanne has a strong background in international Montessori education. A British citizen, she has lived in Thailand, Japan and India. Joanne has solid experience of working in multicultural classrooms and knows how to work effectively with children whose native language is not English. With 12 years of teaching experience, Joanne holds a 3-6 and a 6-12 diplomas from Association Montessori Internationale and a 0-3 diploma from North American Montessori Centre. This unique qualification is a true asset to our school.


Eleonora Galyuk

Toddler Teacher

Eleanora Galuk 

Eleonora has studied in Russia, United States and Japan. In addition to her native Russian skills, she speaks fluent English and Japanese. Eleonora's experience in business and in childhood education is truly helpful to her role with our school.

 


Jeyla Shikhlinskaya

Parent Infant Class Guide

Джейла Шихлинская 

She is a certified child and family psychologist and holds a Master's degree from Webster University. Jeyla has considerable experience working with international families in Europe and in Moscow.

Jeyla leads our Parent Infant Classes.


Yana Knignitskaya

School Assistant

Yana Knignitskaya 

Yana is a graduate of Higher School of Economics. In addition to her native Russian and fluent English skills, she also speaks Ukrainian.

 


Nina Mishanina
School Assistant

Nina Mishanina 

Nina has diverse professional experience and two university diplomas, one of those in Psychology. She is currently getting her training at the 3-6 course at Moscow Montessori center associated with AMI.

 

 

Our News

  • Afternoon studio programs available as of March 15th for children 4 years and older! Make sure to inquire if interested!
  • Our school is featured in Forbes Russia online.
  • All members of our staff went through First Aid training by International SOS and earned their CPR certificates in September 2009.

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