Ms. Haely is a Montessori Certified Teacher for Infants and Toddlers from Seton Institute in Illinois. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University. Ms. Haely has over thirteen years of experience leading Montessori Infant and Toddler classrooms in the Chicago area. Ms. Haely recently moved to the Washington DC area with her husband and daughter. She has been with MCDB since 2018.

Ms. Bahar is a Montessori certified teacher from Institute of Advanced Montessori Studies in Silver Spring, Maryland. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Kurdish Language and Literature from Sulaimani University in Iraq. She taught Kurdish to high school students from 1999 to 2012, before moving to the United States. She has been with MCDB in Gainesville since 2014.

Ms. Ingrid holds a Montessori Teaching Certification from Northern Virginia Montessori Institute. She has a degree in Pharmacy from Brazil. She has been with MCDB since 2007. Ms. Ingrid is fluent in Spanish and loves to share the Spanish language with her students. Her youngest daughter was a MCDBC KG graduate.

Ms. Sandy is pursuing her Associates Degree in Teacher Education at Northern Virginia Community College. She has been with MCDB in Gainesville since 2017. She received her Montessori certification from Montgomery Montessori Institute in Rockville, Maryland.

Ms. Debra holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from West Virginia University. She received her Montessori Certification from Montgomery Montessori Institute in Rockville, Maryland. She has over eight years of experience teaching primary students in Montessori classrooms in Washington DC, Maryland, Georgia and Tennessee. She has been MCDB since 2018.

Ms. Shelly is returning to MCDBC after spending five years with us as a Primary Lead Teacher from 2014 to 2019. Ms. Shelly has over 20 years of experience working with children of all ages. She has worked as a Montessori teacher for the past 15 years in various capacities, including Primary Assistant, Toddler Lead, Primary Lead and Elementary Assistant. Ms. Shelly completed her AMS (American Montessori Society) Training at the Barrie Institute in Silver Spring, Maryland, where she earned her Montessori Teaching Certificate for the 3-6 year old age group.