“To stimulate life, leaving it free, however to unfold itself –
that is the first duty of the educator.”
Fiona O’Kelly
Principal:
Horizons Montessori School, Templeogue
Fiona is the Principal of Horizons Montessori School. She graduated from St. Nicholas Montessori College in 1988. She then went to work as a Montessori teacher in America for five years. She returned in 1993 and with her friend Fiona Abom set up Horizons Montessori school.
The school opened with just 12 pupils. Since then we have been lucky enough to have over a thousand wonderful children graduate from our school. We have grown to a permanent staff of over 25 wonderfully talented and caring teachers. Fiona is also a Mum to two boys and a girl, Peter, Karl and Hannah.
Throughout all that growth Fiona has kept her personal commitment to the ethos of Maria Montessori and that is why Horizons is as special to her today as it was in 1993.
Fiona Abom
Principal:
Horizons Montessori School, Terenure
Fiona Abom is the Principal of Horizons Montessori School. Fiona graduated from St. Nicholas Montessori College in 1988. Having spent two years working in Notre Dame Churchtown, and a further two years in New Jersey she returned from America to set up Horizons with Fiona O’Kelly in 1993.
In 1998 Fiona went to Haiti to work in an Orphanage and then moved to America. She returned to Dublin in 2004 and took over as Principal of Horizons Montessori School were she has grown that school helping the children to become independent, confident and caring young students. Fiona is also a Mum to two boys and a girl, Liam, Thomas and Anna.
The Horizons Homework Club has also grown and flourished under her expert care to become the leading after school service in South Dublin. Fiona’s belief and commitment to the continued growth and development of Horizons is as clear now as it was in 1993.
“Preventing war is the work of politicians,
establishing peace is the work of educationists.”
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Helen Lindopp
Position:
Accounts Manager & Office Administrator of Homework Club
Location:
Horizons Homework Club – Terenure College
Length of Service:
5 Years
DEBBIE GRANT
Position:
Vice Principal
Location:
Horizons Montessori School – Templeogue
Qualifications:
BA (hons) in Montessori & Humanities Level 8
Length of Service:
20 Years
Amy Burns
Position:
Directress and Homework Club Manager
Class:
ECCE Montessori and Homework Club
Location:
a.m. Montessori Terenure | p.m. Homework Club Terenure
Qualifications:
Advanced Diploma Montessori Level 6
Postgraduate Diploma Special Educational Needs (hons) Level 9
Master of Education (hons)Level 9
Length of Service:
18 Years
Beth McMenamin
Position:
Directress and Homework Club Manager
Class:
ECCE Montessori and Homework Club
Location:
Terenure a.m. Montessori | p.m. Homework Club
Qualifications:
Montessori Education Level 6
Length of Service:
4 Years
“It is not enough for the teacher to love the child.
She must first love and understand the universe.
She must prepare herself and truly work at it.”
MONTESSORI SCHOOL TEACHERS
Junior Montessori Class
Niamh Jones
Position:
Directress
Class:
Junior Montessori Class
Location:
a.m. Montessori | p.m. Homework Club
Qualifications:
Montessori Education Level 6
Length of Service:
4 Years
BLANCA RODERIGUEZ
Position:
Directress
Class:
Junior Montessori Class
Location:
Horizons Montessori School – Templeogue
Qualifications:
Diploma in Early Childhood Education Level 7
Length of Service:
2 Years
Montessori Room
Olwen McGee
Position:
Directress and After School Manager
Class:
Montessori Room
Location:
Horizons Montessori School – Templeogue
Qualifications:
Advanced Montessori Diploma Level 6
Length of Service:
13 Years
NIAMH O’FLANAGAN
Position:
Directress
Class:
Montessori Room
Location:
Horizons Montessori School – Templeogue
Qualifications:
BA Hons Montessori Education Level 8
Length of Service:
2 Years
Antona Quinn
Position:
Assistant Directress
Class:
Montessori Room
Location:
Horizons Montessori School – Templeogue
Length of Service:
4 Years
Sarah Murray
Position:
Directress
Class:
Montessori Room
Location:
Horizons Montessori School – Templeogue
Qualifications:
Montessori Education Level 6
Length of Service:
4 Years (Currently on Maternity Leave)
AZUCENA RAMIREZ
Position:
Directress
Class:
Montessori Room & Homework Club
Location:
a.m. Montessori | p.m. Homework Club
Qualifications:
Montessori Education Level 8
Length of Service:
1 Year
LAURA BARTON
Position:
Directress
Class:
Montessori Room
Location:
Horizons Montessori School – Templeogue
Qualifications:
HDip in Early Years Montessori Education (Level 8)
Length of Service:
1 Year
Montessori Garden Room
Stacey Delaney
Position:
Directress
Class:
Montessori Garden Room
Location:
Horizons Montessori School – Templeogue
Qualifications:
Montessori Education Level 6
Length of Service:
3 Years
Transition Class
Nichola McCabe
Position:
Directress
Class:
Transition Class
Location:
Horizons Montessori School – Templeogue
Qualifications:
BA (hons) in Montessori & Humanities Level 8
Length of Service:
22 Years
Melissa Whelan
Position:
Directress
Class:
Transition Class
Location:
Horizons Montessori School – Templeogue
Qualifications:
Advanced Montessori Diploma Level 6
Length of Service:
13 Years
EVA KUTNA
Position:
Directress
Class:
Transition Class
Location:
Horizons Montessori School Templeogue
Qualifications:
Montessori Education Level 6
Length of Service:
4 Years
ECCE Montessori Class
Amy Burns
Position:
Directress and Homework Club Manager
Class:
ECCE Montessori and Homework Club
Location:
Terenure a.m. Montessori | p.m. Homework Club
Qualifications:
Advanced Diploma Montessori Level 6
Postgraduate Diploma Special Educational Needs (hons) Level 9
Master of Education (hons)Level 9
Length of Service:
18 Years
Beth McMenamin
Position:
Directress
Class:
ECCE Montessori and Homework Club
Location:
Terenure a.m. Montessori | p.m. Homework Club
Qualifications:
Montessori Education Level 6
Length of Service:
4 Years
homework club managers
and teachers
Fiona O’Kelly
Position:
Homework Club
Principal
Fiona Abom
Position:
Homework Club
Principal
Amy Burns
Position:
Homework Club
Manager
Beth McMenamin
Position:
Homework Club
Manager
Carmel Walsh
Position:
Childrens Transport
Class:
Homework Club
Location:
Horizons Homework Club – Terenure College
Length of Service:
20 Years
“The teachers first duty is to watch over the environment,
and this takes precedence over all the rest.
Its influence is indirect…“
PANCAKE TUESDAY AT HORIZONS MONTESSORI 2020February 26, 2020 - 9:22 am
SUPPORT THE EARLY YEARS PROTEST WED 5TH FEB 2020January 30, 2020 - 1:06 pm
SANTA CLAUS VISITS HORIZONS MONTESSORI 2019December 19, 2019 - 6:20 pm
HOMEWORK CLUB CHRISTMAS CHARITY FUNDRAISERDecember 4, 2019 - 7:39 pm
THANKSGIVING 2019 CELEBRATIONS AT HORIZONSNovember 28, 2019 - 6:57 pm
HALLOWEEN AT HORIZONS PHOTO ALBUM 2019November 1, 2019 - 5:55 pm
THE GREAT IRISH BAKE FOR TEMPLE STREET!April 4, 2019 - 3:12 pm