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 Mrs. Eleanor Winhold
"Supposing I said
there was a planet without schools or teachers, where study was
unknown, and yet the inhabitants—doing nothing but living and
walking about—came to know all things, to carry in their minds the
whole of learning; would you not think I was romancing? Well, just
this, which seems so fanciful as to be nothing but the invention of
a fertile imagination, is a reality. It is the child's way of
learning. This is the path he follows. He learns everything without
knowing he is learning it, and in doing so he passes little by
little from the unconscious to the conscious, treading always in the
paths of joy and love."
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ADMINISTRATION Eleanor and Marvin Winhold were born, educated, and married in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, where Mrs. Winhold attended Stratford Teachers' College (cert. Kdg. to 8th grade.) They moved to Miami in 1965 and are the parents of two sons and a daughter and have a grandson.
Mrs. Winhold received her Montessori preschool certification from the Montessori Association of Florida in 1968 from Elizabeth Caspari who had worked closely with Dr. Maria Montessori. Subsequently, Mrs. Winhold was invited by Dr. Caspari to assist her in numerous Montessori teacher training courses. In 1979, she also obtained certification in Montessori primary education (ages 6 to 9 yr.).
Prior to opening her own school in 1982, Mrs. Winhold taught both in the preschool and elementary levels at Kingswood Montessori Academy in Homestead and also at Alexander School. Her volunteer work in the public school system included tutoring, volunteering in the gifted children's program and serving on P.T.A. boards. She has been a guest lecturer at both Miami-Dade Community College and at Florida International University. Currently she is an active participant and holds the office of secretary in Montessori Organization of Dade (a group promoting Montessori education within the community.) In the Palmetto Bay Business Association, she is the chairman of the Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Council for Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay and Perrine.
Barry Winhold, son of Eleanor and Marvin Winhold, attended Montessori preschool as a child and grew up in Palmetto Bay where he resides and graduated form the local public schools. he holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and International Business from Florida International University and completed the Montessori Preschool Teacher Education Course given by the Pan American Montessori Society. He provides administrative support to the school. He is an active member in the Perrine, Cutler Ridge, Palmetto Bay Rotary club.
MONTESSORI DIRECTRESSES
Katherine Levin, who previously taught at several Montessori schools in Dade County, began teaching at this school in 1985. She studied education at the University of Miami and received Montessori preschool certification in 1975 from the Montessori Association of Florida.
Gisela Perez has been at this school since 1989. She is a graduate of the university of Havana and completed Montessori preschool certification form the Miami Teach Training Institute (American Montessori Society) in 1993.
Tatiana del Rey began teaching in the Toddler room in 2005. She completed the Montessori Infant & Toddler Teacher Training at the South Florida Montessori Education Center (AMS) in 2007. Since 1996, she has been a Girl Scouts Troop leader and leads the Daisy Girl Scouts at our school.
Julie Gunraj has been an employee of the school since 2000 and was educated in Guyana. She is nearing completion of the Montessori preschool training from the South Florida Montessori Education Center (AMS) and is a student at Miami-Dade Community College.
Ann Decan has been at the school since 1996 and was educated in Trinidad. She attended the Montessori preschool education course given by the Pan American Montessori Society. |
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