OUR STAFF
Colleen Strydom
Colleen is very passionate about children, especially in the early phases of child development. This growing passion led her to qualify as Directress in the 3 – 6 year environment with 12 years’ experience working with children.
She completed her Early Childhood Montessori Diploma in 2007 and her National Diploma in Early Childhood Development and Montessori Specialisation at the Montessori Centre South Africa in 2018.
Being a mother of two children, she knows how important it is to lay the ground foundation of each individual on his or her own pace. Colleen continues to grow and learn in this fast paced modern world and has also completed various training and courses including; First Aid Level1, Firefighting, Introduction to Child behaviour and a Dyslexia workshop.
Leandrie
Leandrie is a Directress in the 3 – 6 year environment. She is a mother of two with a natural niche of working with children. Leandrie quickly fell in love with the Montessori Method and expresses the value of childhood development.
She has 10 years of experience working with children and also completed the Montessori Preliminary course in 2012. Other completed courses include First Aid, Fire Fighting and an Introduction to Child Behaviour.
Currently Leandrie is studying towards a National Diploma in Early Childhood Development with Montessori Specialisation at the Montessori Centre South Africa.
Doret
Doret is our toddler teacher focusing on the development of children between the ages of 2-3 years. She started her career with children in 1999 working with children between the ages of 2 -8 years. Her years of experience and passion for children development inspired her to completed courses in fine motor development and child behaviour problems. Her passion and love for children just keeps growing.
Lindiwe
Lindiwe is the teacher’s assistant in the 2-3 year environment and also specialises in toilet training. Lindiwe completed both Fire Fighting and First Aid Level 1. She is very compassionate and is loved by all the children and personnel.
Naomi
Naomi is our toddler teacher focusing on the development of children between ages 1-2 years. She has the 33 years of formidable experience working with children. She completed Fire Fighting and First Aid courses. Naomi has a natural gift when it comes to working with children and is loved by both parents and children.
Nomsa
Nomsa is the teacher’s assistant in the toddler environment. Nomsa’s passion lies with children and she has 13 years of experience working with children. She has also completed Firefighting and First Aid level 1. Nomsa is fluent in a 5 different languages and her spontaneous and loving spirit puts a smile on the children’s faces each and every day.
Maureen
Maureen is a teacher in our infant environment. She is one of the very first employees at Skitterland Montessori. She has been working with infants for 8 years. Maureen is an incredible teacher and person. No job is too big for her. She completed a Baby and Childcare Course, First Aid level 1 and Firefighting. Maureen is a caring and nurturing teacher and shows lots of love to the infants in her care.
Maria
Maria is a cleaner at Skitterland Montessori making sure that the School is always super clean and hygienic. She is a mother of three and has been working for Skitterland for 7 years. Maria enjoys interacting with the children every day and is always ready to help. She is a real asset to Skitterland Montessori.





