Our Team

At My Montessori School we believe that the world runs on creativity. We are dedicated to providing children with a rich learning environment that integrates the Montessori Educational Method in our quest to cultivate natural curiosity and inquisitiveness.

Early education affects how children learn for the rest of their lives. An optimistic attitude towards knowledge built at a young age is carried into later life and is one of the building blocks of success and self fulfilment.

While many educational establishments chose to adhere to a pre-planned curriculum, the Montessori Method allows young children the freedom to explore the world through their curiosity within their own time and space. It is the teacher’s role to identify and follow the interest of the child, to facilitate his/her own journey of discovery and knowledge acquisition.

It is our mission to help children flourish and fulfil their potential. To achieve that we help them embrace their instincts, explore their senses and recognise their feelings. We help them become independent beings, self-confident and fascinated with life. We recognise their individual needs and help them develop interests in a way that inspires an ever growing desire to learn.

Fear of failure and words like “right” or “wrong”, “good” and “bad” have no place in our approach to knowledge – they limit possibilities rather than expand them.

We create a nurturing environment that supports our children’s development and make them feel safe and loved.

Didi Tonev - Founder

Hello, my name is Didi and I am the founder of My Montessori School.

It all started with a dream – the dream to create a place where children are nurtured, loved, and celebrated for who they are, a place where their individuality and personality are highly respected and supported.

Each child deserves to feel the freedom to be who they are, to fully express their soul, surrounded by order, peace, and harmony.

Together, we can unlock the full potential of each child and inspire a lifelong love for learning.

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Didi holds a Master Degree in Psychology and is a qualified Level 4 Montessori Teacher. She is also a qualified NLP (neuro-linguistic) practitioner and personal development coach.

Didi is the creator of an on-line educational business for new parents and a baby feeding program. She speaks 5 languages.

Zara Zafar - Head of School

Hello, my name is Zara, and I am the Head of My Montessori School.

I am a Montessori trained directress with over 15 years teaching experience in schooling systems in different countries. I believe in creating a safe, warm, and dynamic environment for a child to develop fearlessly and with a positive outlook to their unique knowledge and understanding of the world. I am passionate about the Montessori method of teaching, which allows for a holistic development of the child and bares great importance on the spiritual preparation of the teacher and preparing of the environment.

The team and I at My Montessori School constantly strive to achieve excellence through consistent self-reflection with a growth mindset and professional development through training, reading and workshops. Moreover, we strive to achieve higher levels of conscious awareness to meet the needs of each individual child.

“If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men”. Maria Montessori