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Nuestros guías líderes

Guía Líder

Maestra Líder Fundadora y Guía Primaria

María Labanca has been in the field of early education for over 10 years. She started working with Marigold volunteering with finances in 2017 and then teaching in 2019 before joining the teacher-leader team in 2020. She is a co-founder of Fundación Argentina María Montessori which collaborates with Montessori social projects and actively works with education institutions to provide AMI Montessori teacher training. Maria holds AMI primary certification from the Montessori Institute of San Diego. She also earned a BS in Economics and an MS in Finance.

Maria is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks French. Maria’s interests include reading, traveling and outdoor activities such as hiking and biking. She has two daughters in college and a son in high school whose foundation began with Montessori education.

Guía Líder

Maestra Líder Fundadora y Guía Primaria

Janet Begin has been in the field of education over 20 years starting in 2001 when she began work to found and eventually lead Hill View Montessori Charter Public School before launching Marigold Montessori in 2015. Janet holds an AMS Early Childhood Teaching Credential and is certified in Massachusetts as both a teacher and principal. She also earned a BS in Computer Science, an MS in Computer Engineering, and a M.Ed. in Elementary Education.

Janet is a member of Haverhill’s Early Learning Leadership Team working with others in the City to make high quality early education accessible to all children. Janet’s interests include outdoor activities such as skiing, hiking, biking and gardening. She has two adult children whose foundation began with Montessori education.

Personal

Asistente

Jennifer Khalsa Shimmel has been working with children in different forms for the last 10 years, from being an outdoor learning tinkergarten leader to an interdisciplinary arts specialist for the Cambridge after-school programs. Working with Marigold, she has also become a certified early education teacher.

She is an internationally trained opera singer and has performed music in various languages and styles. She also has a Master’s in Music from the Longy School of Music of Bard School. She participated in the Massachusetts Tenant Assistance Program, supporting low-income and diverse communities through education, performance, and songs.