Leticia Cabezas

Infant Community Guide

Born in Málaga and with dual degrees in Speech Therapy and Infant Education. Leticia holds the AMI Assistants certificate 0-3 and is currently undergoing the AMI 0-3 Diploma.

Leticia has been working at Casa del Mar Montessori since 2019. Babies and toddlers are Leticia's passion and the love she feels for them is what guides her way of life. She started collaborating in the Infant Community as Assistant and the Montessori philosophy has become her guiding principle.

Leticia is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Verity Gromniak

First plane English Assistant

Verity holds an Early Years Teacher Status, 0-5 years and a degree in Psychology. With a deep interest in supportive and holistic education, she trained at the Maria Montessori Institute in London where she worked for many years, guiding children and supporting families in their understanding of Montessori philosophy.

With over eleven years of experience guiding 3-6 environments Verity brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our Children's House as well a calming influence and positive nature. Verity believes in the unique qualities of each child and supports their potential.

Verity is a native English speaker and is learning Spanish.

Sara Fernández

Elementary Lead Guide

Sara holds the AMI Montessori Diploma 3-6 by the Maria Montessori Institute in London and the AMI 6-12 Montessori Diploma by Montessori Northwest in the United States. Sara holds a Bachelor Degree in Primary Education by the University of Vigo. She is currently studying the AMI Orientation to the 12 to 18 Plane of Development at the Maria Montessori Institute in London.

After finishing her bachelor's degree she looked for a more respectful and meaningful form of education and found in the Montessori philosophy her life career. With a deep understanding of Montessori principles she is a natural born carer. With over 10 years of experience guiding children in Montessori environments, Sara loves being around children and enjoys helping them to discover the joys of learning.

Sara is fluent in English and Spanish.

Amanda Noble

Elementary Spanish Teaching Assistant and Elementary Guide

Amanda holds a bachelor's degree in Bilingual Primary Education (English and Spanish). She is currently studying the AMI 6-12 Montessori Diploma at Montessori Northwest in the United States.

Amanda supports the Elementary children in their learning of the Spanish Language, Geography, and History. She loves to laugh, dance and transmits positivity. She is a person full of passion who greatly enjoys awakening curiosity for learning. For Amanda, Casa del Mar Montessori is a place where children learn not only about school, but about life.

Amanda is a native Spanish speaker and fluent in English.

Andrea Fitzpatrick

Elementary English Teaching Assistant

Andrea holds the AMI Montessori Diploma for 3-6 by Montessori Northwest in the United Statesand a master's degree in Montessori Education from Loyola University. She also holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, specializing in Early Childhood Education, Language, and Mathematics. She has over 10 years of experience working in Montessori environments, both in the Children's House and Elementary environments.

Teaching, playing, learning, and observing all that life has to offer through the child's perspective has led Andrea to this profession and way of life. Her attention to detail, curiosity for the world around her, and love of the child make her a valuable part of the prepared environment. She thoroughly enjoys the honour and excitement in witnessing the special discoveries that children make each and every day.

Andrea is a native English speaker and is fluent in Spanish.

Alejandra Scuotri

Orientación Pedagógica

Alejandra graduated with a degree in Psychopedagogy from the Universidad General de San Martín, Buenos Aires. She also has secondary and university teaching degree from the Universidad Católica Argentina. With over 12 years of experience working with children and adolescents, she has support them to discover and develop their academic and social abilities.

Alejandra enjoys her work with children as she believes that childhood is the place where real learning happens. She enjoys Montessori pedagogy where following the needs and interests of each individual support her personal goal of collaborating with each child to support them develop a love of learning.

Alejandra’s role of orientadora at Casa del Mar Montessori is guided and supported by her colleagues at Area 44. Area 44 is well established team of experienced learning specialists that support our work with the children and the families in the school. Through active observation and participation in the Montessori environments, Area 44 team of specialists are supporting the work of the guides in the preparation of the environment to serve the whole child's development - physical, social, emotional and cognitive while supporting their individual needs.

Ismael Sánchez and Victor Ryan

Musical Education and instrument lessons

The musical education that we offer, is based on the development of their potential, expressing the diversity and richness of their inner world, stimulating their motor skills, their emotional sensitivity and their creative capacity.

The goal of our music education is to show them the world of sensations and emotions that the language of music contains. The student will be able to understand and express this language enjoying it.

The instrumental practice in the early ages in small groups is an efficient way to stimulate their learning. For this reason, we organize classes in groups of students with a weekly session of 20 minutes. The teacher-student and student-student interaction multiplies the methodological options and generates new learning ways.

Check their school of Music here: Royal School of Music.