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About Simone Davies

Jacaranda Tree Montessori - a Montessori playgroup in Amsterdam

The youngest children are so capable and the child’s personality is laid down in the first six years of life. My own family has benefited enormously from giving our children the skills of independence, love, respect, and limitless understanding, and I want to share this with children and their families here in Amsterdam.

– Simone Davies, owner and guide at Jacaranda Tree Montessori

A little more about me

I have been working as an AMI-qualified Montessori teacher since 2004, working with both young children and their families and I have raised two young adults who attended Montessori school from 1.5 to 12 years old.

I am the author of The Montessori Toddler and co-author of The Montessori Baby and The Montessori Child. With more than 600,000 copies in print, I am so pleased these books are having a life of their own and helping to spread Montessori into more homes around the world.

When I’m not working, I enjoy yoga, walking through the city, meeting up with friends, and heading out to nature (beaches are my favourite in the off season!). When I remember to stop, I like sitting on the front steps to our home to read a book or knit with a cup of herbal tea. My weakness is traveling – a simple spot in the Dutch countryside, taking a train to another European city, or visiting my family once every two years back in Sydney. And when my children are home visiting, my heart is full.

Work with me

 

I look forward to working with your child and your family!

Join one of my playgroup classes

Sign up for a parent workshop

Read one of my books

Work with me online via one of my online workshops

The Montessori teacher is called a ‘director’ or ‘directress’ because we guide the child and do individual presentations based on our observations, rather than from a prepared curriculum.

Inclusion at Jacaranda Tree Montessori

We believe in making our classes inclusive for all families regardless of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion and abilities. Everyone is welcome and should feel safe in our space.

Please help us to create an environment which affirms all families, including your own. If you wish to bring a book, contribute to our family culture basket, or to teach us about a special part of your lives, you are welcome to contact Simone to see when we can arrange it.

There is a lift available to access our classroom.

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