Ros Bowles

Ros holds a BSc in Zoology and Botany, a 3-6 AMI Montessori Diploma, and Early Years Professional Status. Ros trained at the Maria Montessori Institute (AMI), having witnessed the transformative effect of Montessori education on her own children.  She founded Clapham Montessori in 1991, and then went on to found Clapham Park Montessori, extending her […]

Magda Brydiuk

Magda holds an MA in Philology from the University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska in Lublin, Poland, and an AMI 3–6 Montessori Diploma from the Maria Montessori Institute, gained in 2012. She is fluent in Polish and English. Magda has always loved working with children. She joined Clapham Montessori in 2009 as a Montessori assistant and trained […]

Silvia Donati

Silvia holds an AMI 3–6 Montessori Diploma, an AMI Elementary (6–12) Assistant Certificate, a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from La Sapienza University of Rome, a Diploma in Teaching and Sociology Studies, and Qualified Teacher Status. Originally from Italy, Silvia trained in the UK and joined Clapham Montessori in 2018. She serves as Deputy Lead […]

Xahra Ashraf

Xahra holds a BSc in Psychology from Anglia Ruskin University, gained in 2021, and an AMI 3–6 Montessori Diploma and Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification, both gained from the Maria Montessori Institute in London in 2025. Montessori has been part of Xahra’s life since childhood. She attended a Children’s House herself, and this early […]