Ms. Claudia Krzyzanowski is an instructor at Montessori Academy Training Institute since the training’s inception in 2002. She holds her Early Childhood certification from AMS, and is an EC Lead Teacher at Montessori Academy in Pembroke Pines, FL.
Ms. Monica is the Director and one of the Instructors of Montessori Academy Training Institute. Ms. Monica, along with her husband Daniel Benitez-Oliveira, are the founders of the Montessori Academy school; institution located in Pembroke Pines, FL that is part of the ISP Group of International Schools since February, 2019, where she continues her involvement in the capacity of Head of School. She is also a founding member of the Montessori Florida Coalition – MFC is a group of training center’s owners that saw a need for and got together to provide professional development for Montessori teachers, assistants, parents, and anyone interested in knowing more about the Montessori philosophy. Ms. Monica is founding and active member of the AMS Spanish tract called “AMS en Español”; a group that is devoted to be a voice for the global Spanish-speaking communities within the American Montessori Society. Ms. Monica is also a presenter for AMS, as well as MFC, providing instruction in both English and Spanish. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Education and Infant & Toddlers, and Early Childhood Montessori certifications accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) through the American Montessori Society (AMS).
Ms. Flavia Padron is an instructor at Montessori Academy Training Institute since the opening of the center in 2002. She is also the Lower School Principal of Montessori Academy in Pembroke Pines, FL. Ms. Flavia holds a B.A. in Education, as well as an EC Montessori Teaching certificate from AMS.