Ms. Jackie qualified and worked as an Elementary Teacher in the UK for ten years, five of those years with children with special needs.
In 1982 in Aberdeen, Scotland, she set up and managed a licensed private preschool / daycare.
During this time she was inspired to adopt the Montessori method after completing a course in the practice and principles of the method at Newborough Teacher’s Training Center in Liverpool UK. The directress Miss Dorothy Prior had been trained by former students of Dr. Montessori herself.more...See more text