Horizons Montessori School Teachers

“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 | 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

Amy Van Der Linde

Position:
Homework Club Manager

Class:
Homework Club

Location:
Homework Club Terenure

Qualifications:
H Dip Montessori Education Level 8

Length of Service:
5 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