I have Pedagogical education and currently, I'm completing a Master's degree in Psychology.

I learned about the Montessori method by my children. When 9 years ago I became a mum, I was strongly intended, being a teacher myself, to find no only a leisure place for my son but space, where he could be happy and receive new knowledge with pleasure. I looked through a lot of educational methods and assured that only the Montessori method is based on the age-related psychology of children. Now, I'm sure I've made the right decision to choose the Montessori method. I saw my child happy and thrilled while attending the kindergarten every day, he was always eager to tell about his interests. When my daughter was born I decided to become a professional Montessori teacher. I completed a course and received the Certificate of Assistant to Early Childhood Montessori Teacher 0-3 and 3-6 AMI. Besides I finished a pedagogical course in teaching children aged 0-3, 3-6 years old conducted by the Austrian Montessori academy. Now I feel that being a Montessori teacher is my true calling.

I'm deeply in love with my occupation and consider it to be one of the most important parts of my life as I can help kids to get acquainted with this world, fall in love with it and develop themselves.

My name is Jeff. I am from Louisiana deep in the southern United States. When I was younger I got to travel around the world and learn how different, and similar, everyone really is. I was actually homeschooled all the way up to highschool so you can imagine how excited I was to find a montessori school to work with. Learning hands on is the way I grew up! This has carried over into my adult life in a huge way, I learn about anything I need I need to know. How to fix my car, hunt mushrooms safely, blacksmithing, mansonary work, learning how to grow my own herbs and veggies in Ukraine, the list goes on and on.
I have had the opportunity to work with kids throughout my life, here in Ukraine I have worked in a public school through and english company, taught kindergarteners english over the computer (which is about as hard as it sounds!) and taught group private lessons for children. So far my absolute favorite environment is the one that is created at Umami. I can't wait to work more with the kids and encourage them to explore and understand the world around them everyday.

Hello everyone! My name is Mr. Victor and I am the new Assistant Teacher at the Montessori school "Umami".

I believe that Montessori is one of the most useful approaches, which allow laying the foundation for the harmonious and comprehensive development of personality.
That is why I am really interested in being a part of this school.

I am an energetic person with excellent communication skills, complemented by natural charisma which plays a key role in ensuring a high level of teaching.
I am a graduate of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. I have the certification of the teacher of English language (TEFL, CELTA), and also I have completed a course on teaching English in the Montessori environment.
I have experience both in Ukraine and abroad:
I worked in the rehabilitation center for children with disabilities, where I took part in a number of international conferences and projects sponsored by Erasmus+.
Thanks to the international platform named "AISEC", I received a grant for an internship in Vietnam, where I lived and worked for five years.

I have extensive experience working with preschool children. In particular, I was an assistant in a Montessori class for three years, and for a year I worked at an international school based on the STEM method.

My strengths are the responsibility and feeling the needs of each student, which allows me to develop friendly relations that create the possibility of more relaxed and exciting learning.