We are a small private non-denominational Montessori primary school
on Dublin’s Northside that educates children from 3 up to 12 years old.
Lead Directress
Chrissy Millar graduated from St Nicholas Montessori College in 2006 with a B.A. in Humanities in Montessori Education. Chrissy went from there to work in an Early Intervention School for children with language difficulties, where she worked in the preschool, before being trained and working in the ABA class.
Lead Directress
Frances Moloney has been teaching in Drumnigh Montessori Primary School since she began teaching 11 years ago. She graduated from A.M.I. Montessori College in Milltown, Co. Dublin with a diploma for ages 3-6 and another for 6-12. She is trained in first aid. She has extensive experience teaching, using the Montessori method, of educating children from 3-11.
Lead Directress
Miss Mariana is originally from Mexico and she studied the philosophy, theory and practice of the Montessori education for kids from 3 to 6 year olds, and graduated in Mexico from an AMI college in June 2009. She has obtained considerable experience working in Montessori schools in Mexico and Ireland over the last 8 years. She is also qualified in First Aids and Aistear and Síolta.
Office Manager
Val is originally from Argentina and has been in Ireland since 2009. She is a mother of three including two past pupils. Val graduated in 2003 as a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language and was a Director of Drumnigh for the academic year 2015/2016.
Admin/Staff Cover
Sara moved to Ireland from Portugal in 2012. She has a degree in languages and has worked as an English trainer for the past 15 years. Since she moved to Dublin she teaches English online and minds her two boys aged 6 and 11.
Directress
Miss Clare graduated from the Montessori Education Centre in 2004 with a Diploma in Montessori Education and is qualified to teach 3-6 year olds. Miss Clare has been working in Drumnigh Montessori Primary school since 2015. She is a mother of two grown up children.
Directress
Miss Sandra is graduated from Portobello College with distinction in Early childhood Care and Education (Montessori Pedagogy). She began her work placement in Drumnigh Montessori in February 2014 and joined the Drumnigh team full time in September 2016. Sandra is fully qualified to teach children from age 3 to 6 years using the Montessori method of education. Sandra has two young sons aged 9 and 6.
Directress
Miss Fiona McCormack is a mother of two girls. She graduated in the top percentile of her Dorset College course on Early Childhood Care and Education/Montessori and special needs learning. She is also trained in Paediatric First Aid.
Classroom Assistant
Mary Allen has over 20 years experience working with children of all ages and joined Drumnigh Montessori Primary School in 2004. Her qualifications include working with children in special needs environments.
We were delighted when we found Drumnigh Montessori. We had been looking into the method for a while and were really impressed by the research, particularly how it promotes independent learning and the methodology for teaching maths. However, it was after our first class visit that we were completely hooked. We had never seen a classroom quite like it – the children quietly and contentedly choosing their own work and using beautiful materials to teach themselves. It was magical. We have now been involved with the school for three years and feel we belong to a real community. The Directresses are wonderful and instrumental in ensuring that our two children are happy, confident learners. Next year our daughter will join the newly reopened 6-9 class and we are very excited that our children will have the opportunity to continue learning the Montessori way. Eva & Merrill
“Our family is connected with Drumnigh for almost 3 years now – our eldest child attended for 2 years of pre-school Montessori and is continuing to reap the benefits of this very special school at primary school. Our youngest child has just started his second year of pre-school Montessori and is very happy there. We chose Drumnigh for our children as we had a wish that our children’s first experience of pre-school would be in a place of education with a genuine Montessori-based approach to learning. In this way, Drumnigh has and continues to significantly exceed our expectations. The standard of education is excellent – children are guided through concrete tasks using an extensive range of specific Montessori equipment until such time as they have the ability to choose and complete their work themselves. The Montessori-based approach imparted by Drumnigh’s directresses/teachers has encouraged our children to become more independent, articulate, confident people with a keen interest in the world around them and a great appetite for learning. With twice-yearly parent/directress meetings, parent working mornings (i.e. special mornings where parents and guardians are invited into the classroom to watch their child(ren) complete a number of Montessori tasks using the Montessori equipment), school trips, Christmas show and annual sports day, Drumnigh is very accessible to parents and guardians, both from an educational point of view and, also very importantly, from a social perspective. What makes a school unique is its teachers and the directresses and classroom assistants at Drumnigh are very special – they are passionate about the ethos of Montessori and are educated to degree level. Their enthusiasm is infectious and makes for a fun learning environment. For parents and guardians, entrusting your children to a school, childcare facility, etc. constitutes a very important decision and you hope that your child/children will be happy, well cared for and thrive as they learn to stand on their own two feet. The directresses and classroom assistants at Drumnigh are unfailingly kind to all the children at the school: my children have always been treated gently and with respect and this will serve as a wonderful example to them as they get older. I have no hesitation in strongly recommending Drumnigh to any parent or guardian and I wish the directresses and classroom assistants the very best now and for the future.”Sinead Hession
“We first started bringing our twins and baby to the Toddler Group in 2012 as I had heard about it from a friend. I enjoyed going to the Parent & Toddler Group and was impressed with the friendliness and professionalism of the staff. My twin girls started at Drumnigh Montessori in September 2013 and have enjoyed every day with Miss Frances and Miss Chrissy – they look forward to doing their “work” and are so happy in the school. Now, our baby daughter (almost 3) is starting this September 2014 and already knows the Directresses and how the school day runs. Myself and my husband were very impressed with the healthy eating policy as my girls weren’t very good at eating fruit but now they enjoy healthy snacks with their friends at school and at home. My girls have learnt so much at Drumnigh and their confidence has grown over the past year.”Trish & John
“All three of my children attended Drumnigh and completed the 3-6 programme. I believe it has given them an invaluable start in life. The teaching staff are outstanding and the Montessori method gave my children a concrete and hands on introduction to language and numeracy. My sons and daughter also now attend the afterschool maths club which enhances what they learn in national school and really helps them to properly grasp maths concepts like fractions, decimals etc. Education aside Drumnigh is a warm and nurturing environment which really focuses on each individual child.”Tara & Jason
Drumnigh Montessori is delighted to announce that we are now accepting enrolments for children aged 5 plus to join the 2017/2018 6-9 class. The school is looking for new children to join a core group, already enrolled in the school who will complete their primary education in Drumnigh Montessori Primary School. The school is a…
Please join us, Thursday the 16th of February at 7.30 for our Parent Information Evening. The Parent Evening is a great opportunity for new and incoming families to get to know more about Montessori and the way the school is run and for existing parents to familiarise themselves more with the materials and speak to the…
Congratulations to the winners Tom, Sam, Sara and Claire. Well done guys! Also a massive thank you to all who came along to support Drumnigh Montessori Primary School
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