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Our staff: School Year 2005/06

     at China World Campus       

at Lufthansa/Kempinski Campus

From a young age I remember having a desire to work with young children. Once I completed my second level education in my home country, Ireland, I went on to study the Montessori Method as I had some fond memories of attending Montessori school when I was young and was intrigued by the many articles I had read about Dr. Montessori and her method. I always had the urge to visit many parts of the world and once I obtained my Teaching Diploma I sought and was offered employment in a prestigious Montessori School in sunny Florida, USA.  After two years there I returned home to lecture on my experiences and philosophies of the method. I was then drawn to a school in London that was renowned for its association with Dr. Montessori back in 1951. There I spent three years teaching boys and girls aged 4-5 years.

I am very accepting and open to learning about the many cultures throughout the world and I wanted to experience a society far more diverse from that of Europe. It was then that I came upon an opening here in China.  Up to this day I have enjoyed every aspect of living here, the warm people, amazing culture, and the language are to name but a few.

From my years of teaching I now have the knowledge and experience to broaden the young minds of The Children’s House to help them understand and gain knowledge of the world in which we live.  From my personal point of view, children around the world are the same but their experiences of living in different societies makes them all unique.  I hope that in the upcoming year the children will get many new opportunities from my teachings so that a strong foundation will remain with them in their years ahead.

I am very proud to be a part of The Children’s House team as the principal of our Kempinski Campus.

Pre-Primary

I was born and raised on a fruit farm in South Africa. As both my parents were pilots, I got to travel the world from an early age. Hence, the adventurous spirit! My fondest memories of a beautiful childhood are those of an abundance of love, security, discipline and the guidance from a mother who encouraged us to think for ourselves. Those gifts, together with the belief in oneself, are what I wish to pass on to the children in my class, and are also reflected in the Montessori philosophy.

Due to my deep love for children, I completed my Montessori training through London Montessori and have taught for five years, both in South Africa and China. Presently, I teach the Pre-Primary class at the Lufthansa Campus. Other chapters of my life include obtaining a PRO Diploma, the TESL certificate, qualifying as a Dental Nurse, flying as an air hostess for private airlines, working as an Optometric receptionist for three years and more recently, as a liaison officer in a retirement village in South Africa. I am thrilled to be in Beijing and to be part of the Children’s House family. Together as a team, we have created a world wherein the children can feel safe and secure, as well as enjoy exposure to the different backgrounds and thought processes of their friends and teachers.

Primary 1

Campus Principal, Grace Moloney, is the Lead Teacher of the Primary 1 Class. Please see above for her details.

Xhilda Kumi

Ni hao everyone.

I am Xhilda Kumi from Albania. I have a Bachelor Degree in Social Work form the Social Work and Applied Psychology Faculty of Tirana University of Albania.

From 1996 until 2000, I worked in a child development center in Albania dealing with children who have emotional and personality disorders. During that time I have also taken many training courses around Europe in the treatment of child abuse, trauma psychology, psychology and psychopathology of childhood. I have worked in the Ministry of Adoption Affairs of Albania as a part time social worker.

I came to China in January 2000 as a result of my husbands career. I would never have imagined that one one day I would be living here. Now, after five years I find it so difficult to thing of leaving.

It is so wonderful living in a country with such an interesting, unique and ancient culture. I believe I am extremely fortunate to work in the Children’s House and to be part of a wonderful international environment. Due to the international character of the school, teaching here has provided me with numerous opportunities to learn, develop and share my ideas.

For the past three years I have worked as a Teaching Assistant in both Pre-Primary and Primary classes. This year I have the opportunity to teach Art, Music, Movement and Cooking. I am also very happy to be teaching the young children in the Nursery class here in Kempinski as a lead Directress.