Our kindergarten branches in the center of Riga.
Authentic Montessori Preschool “Pirmie Soļi”
Let your child love math, not only learn it.
Carefully prepared environment is inviting child to explore and fulfill his potential. The wonderful effect that the mathematical thinking of the awakening mind of a young human being can only come when the spark of understanding is set up.
Montessori Kindergarten
Why Montessori
Mission Statement
Prepare a fulfilling environment to nurture each child’s potential and build a solid foundation during his first steps in life.
Social skills
Creative expression
Language and literacy development
Authentic Montessori Preschool “Pirmis Soļi”
Our team
Alona Zmitroviča
Founder, Head of the School
Larisa Kuznietsova
Co-founder, AMI 3-6 teacher
Tatjana Bukša
Russian speaking Assistant
Māra Vucina
Latvian teacher. Pabeigusi Mūzikas akademijas etnomuzikoloģijas programmu. Pašlaik studē LU
pirmsskolas skolotāja programmu un apmeklē Montesori kursus. Piecu gadus
darbojusies kā mūzikas/folkloras skolotāja,skolotājas palīgs un audzinātāja PPII
Varavīksnes putns.
Radošā mamma vienai aktīvai meitenei.
Bērnus patīk iepriecināt ar rotaļām, spēlēm, dziesmām, kopā muzicēšanu, kokles
skaņām, kā arī izzinošām un radošām aktivitātēm.
Patīk svinēt svētkus un ar latviešu svētku gadskārtu tradīcijām esmu uz “tu”.
“Mums ir jābūt uzmanīgiem attīecībās ar bērnu, jo viņi ir ļoti jūtīgi pret ārējo ietekmi –
daudz vairāk, nekā mēs to iedomājamies” (M. Montesori, 2007) Šī M.Motesori atziņa
manuprāt ir būtiskākā komunikācijā ar bērniem.
Katarzyna Cudny
English speaking teacher. Katarzyna Cudny comes from Poland, but currently living in Riga with her family. For almost 10 years she works in the field of education. She has a pedagogical background, she is a speech therapist and polish language teacher by training. Polish language is her mother tongue, but she speaks English and Russian fluently. She has an experience in conducting English language lessons for preschoolers. At present she is a participant of Polish Montessori Institute course: Montessori early childhood education 3-6. She likes music and Israeli dances.
Alevtyina Moroz
English speaking teacher. Alevtyna is originally from Ukraine. She is a teacher, in 2008 she graduated from the philological faculty
of the Mariupol State Humanitarian University with a degree in English and Ukrainian Language and
Literature. She also studied Polish and Italian. Alya has experience as a teacher at the university, she also
taught English to preschoolers and school-age children. In our kindergarten, Alevtyna works as a teacher
of English and Russian.
Hobbies and passions: literature and languages, translation of fiction, art and painting, psychology.
Nana
English Speaking Assistant
Natālija
Latvian speaking teacher.
Authentic Montessori Preschool “Pirmis Soļi”
Our team
Alona Zmitroviča
Founder, Head of the School
Larisa Kuznietsova
Co-founder, AMI 3-6 teacher
Tatjana Bukša
Russian speaking Assistant
Māra Vucina
Latvian teacher. Pabeigusi Mūzikas akademijas etnomuzikoloģijas programmu. Pašlaik studē LU
pirmsskolas skolotāja programmu un apmeklē Montesori kursus. Piecu gadus
darbojusies kā mūzikas/folkloras skolotāja,skolotājas palīgs un audzinātāja PPII
Varavīksnes putns.
Radošā mamma vienai aktīvai meitenei.
Bērnus patīk iepriecināt ar rotaļām, spēlēm, dziesmām, kopā muzicēšanu, kokles
skaņām, kā arī izzinošām un radošām aktivitātēm.
Patīk svinēt svētkus un ar latviešu svētku gadskārtu tradīcijām esmu uz “tu”.
“Mums ir jābūt uzmanīgiem attīecībās ar bērnu, jo viņi ir ļoti jūtīgi pret ārējo ietekmi –
daudz vairāk, nekā mēs to iedomājamies” (M. Montesori, 2007) Šī M.Motesori atziņa
manuprāt ir būtiskākā komunikācijā ar bērniem.
Katarzyna Cudny
English speaking teacher. Katarzyna Cudny comes from Poland, but currently living in Riga with her family. For almost 10 years she works in the field of education. She has a pedagogical background, she is a speech therapist and polish language teacher by training. Polish language is her mother tongue, but she speaks English and Russian fluently. She has an experience in conducting English language lessons for preschoolers. At present she is a participant of Polish Montessori Institute course: Montessori early childhood education 3-6. She likes music and Israeli dances.
Alevtyina Moroz
English speaking teacher. Alevtyna is originally from Ukraine. She is a teacher, in 2008 she graduated from the philological faculty
of the Mariupol State Humanitarian University with a degree in English and Ukrainian Language and
Literature. She also studied Polish and Italian. Alya has experience as a teacher at the university, she also
taught English to preschoolers and school-age children. In our kindergarten, Alevtyna works as a teacher
of English and Russian.
Hobbies and passions: literature and languages, translation of fiction, art and painting, psychology.
Science
Why Montessori
It is a specially designed environment and a trained adult. Sounds so simple? That is what it has been: The Montessori environment is always set up and adapted to the childs needs. The deepest essence of our philosophy is to let the adult understand how the childs brain works and how to maintain an environment […]
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