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Team

Our Team Structure

The Tesoro Montessori School places great importance on a unique team dynamic. Our team consists of guides, assistants, and specialists who come together weekly to exchange ideas, plan projects, and ensure that each child receives the best possible individual care, support, and enrichment.

At our school, no child is assigned a fixed class teacher or a predetermined allocation. Instead, each team member is available for every child, and children choose who they feel is the best fit for them at any given moment. This flexibility ensures constant variety, lively exchange, and continuous inspiration.

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Guides

Our guides are recognized teachers in Switzerland with completed teacher training in their respective fields (kindergarten, primary, or secondary school). Their role is to ensure that each child meets the requirements of curriculum (Lehrplan 21) and achieves the core competencies and goals of the our School. Our guides provide instruction as needed and desired, they nurture and challenge the children, and develop individualized curricula tailored to each student. Each child follows their own path, supported by our team and fellow students.

Assistant

Our assistants are dedicated individuals with pedagogical skills, targeted experience, and a deep passion for supporting, assisting, and fostering children. Their role is similar to that of a guide, but their main focus is not primarily on fulfilling the requirements of curriculum (Lehrplan 21).  They provide targeted support for specific projects, tasks, and work and can be active both in general and in specific subject areas.

Specialists

Our specialists are individuals with specific experience, know-how, or expertise in a particular field. They can contribute to the school routine either regularly or sporadically. The basic idea is that students can learn firsthand from experts in certain fields to gain a practical perspective that goes beyond their theory. Our School strives to engage experts from a wide range of fields and, wherever possible, consider the individual interests of the students.

Our Team

Founders

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Melanie Reyes Vega-Marty, Virginia Cassina, Leslie Fuchs

Principals

Melanie Reyes Vega-Marty & Leslie Fuchs

Administration

Melanie Reyes Vega-Marty: Administration & Finance, human Resource, Events
Leslie Fuchs: Admissions, Marketing & Communication, Public relation

Pedagogical department

Lead

Jacqueline Prendiville: Mentoring 3-12AMI Diplome 0-3/3-6/6-12

Kindergarten 3-6 years

Jacqueline Prendiville: Specialist - AMI  (E)
Sara Gisler: Guide - FaBe EFZ / Specialist AMI (D)

Cédric Christen: Assistant / Guide - Sport (D)

Primary school 6-12 years

Jacqueline Prendiville: Specialist - AMI (E)

Philippe Zeltner: Guide - PH / Specialist - Music (D)

Inclusion and special education

Petra Verešová: Guide - Therapeutic pedagogy (ABA) & Speech therapist in training (D + E)

Kitchen Team

Jana Maruzza: Guide - Dipl. Cook
Leslie Fuchs:  Assistant - Cook

Our Sponsors

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