Welcome to British Montessori
Ampang KL
Our Staff
The very first criteria for staff at British Montessori is a facination and love of children. We choose staff based on humanistic qualities of compassion, understanding, patience and personal etiquette. Our staff would be veteran teachers who are re-trained to our requirements and standards.
Zara Davies
Zara Davies is originally from Cardiff, Wales, UK.
A mother of 5 adult children, she has been in the field of eductaion since 1982 when she first started teaching as an assistant teacher in Gladstone Junior School, Cardiff in Wales.
From there she moved to New York, USA and taught at a private school in Buffalo, New York.
Upon arriving in Malaysia, Zara taught at two international schools in Kuala Lumpur prior to opening British Montessori in 1993.
Her own British educational experiences and the needs of her children, became the catalyst for her to develop British Montessori in Malaysia.
Personal Resume
Born in Cardiff, Wales. UK.
Of mixed parentage.
Primary Education -
Gladstone Infants & Junior School, Cardiff, Wales. UK.
Secondary Education -
Cathays High School, Cardiff, Wales. UK.
College Education -
Diploma in Montessori Education
Newborough Training College, Liverpool, England. UK
University Education -
Diploma in Law
University of London. UK.
Attended International Islamic University Malaysia
Degree in Anthropology, Philosophy & Psychology 1990 - unfinished due to family commitments
What is Montessori ?
The Montessori system was created by Dr Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was born on the 31st August 1870 in the town of Chiaravalle, Italy and died on the 6th of May 1952.
She qualified as an engineer and later went on to study medicine.
She is famous for her work in the rehabilitation of deprived children.
Her educational system has become a recognised corner stone in child development.
Basically, the system recognises that very young children need access to logical hands on apparatus which when processed correctly they learn about their environment logically, and hone skills to enable them to become self taught and institiutionally eduacable.