La Casita Montessori
Spanish Immersion Program 

Thanks for your interest in my program my name is Monica I have a Bachelors in Education concentration in Early Childhood Education from the Pontifical Catholic University in Perú my home country.  In the city of Lima Perú, I worked for seven years in prestigious international and International Baccalaureate Organization Schools (IBO), including Euroamerican College, Abraham Lincoln School and Peruvian British School educational opportunities where I learned and meet different families from all around the world.                              

On the year 2012 I traveled to North Carolina to teach Spanish in Kindergarten for  Johnston County Public Schools  and on 2014 I worked for a well-known  Spanish Immersion Preschool  in the Triangle for five years.

I hold  credentials  in Early Childhood Education by the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education.  A Level III Administration Certification in Early Childhood and the North Carolina Early Educators Certification Level 12 for Early Childhood and School Age.  

I have an Orientation Certificate in Primary Education from Southwest Institute of Montessori Studies in Mesa Arizona (AMI).  CPR training  and experience teaching English and Spanish as a second or foreign language.  

I have a Reading Certificate in Early Childhood Education (AMS) and I am currently working in my  MACTE Certificate in Primary Education  from the Center for Guided Montessori Studies.  And a Masters Degree in Montessori Leadership with Sarasota University.  

I have been a member of The Society for Research in Child Development, and I am a current member of the American Montessori Society.  (AMS) and the Montessori Association of North Carolina.  
 

I have also a passion for running and that is why I am a current member of the North Carolina Road Runners Club and the New York Road Runners.   I firmly believe in the connection between mind and body, and how important is this influence in children development.