Founder and owner

Warsaw Montessori Family,

AMI Montessori Guide

Małgosia Tarnowska

I am the owner and happy founder of the Warsaw Montessori Family, which includes bilingual Montessori schools at every stage of a child’s development: from nursery, through kindergarten and primary school, high school with the IB program, to the Montessori Farm School. The Farm School, established in September 2022, is the culmination of my dreams and the first residential school of this kind in Poland for young people aged 12-18.

Montessori pedagogy is my passion, life philosophy and mission, which, combined with my passion for living close to nature, allows me not only to create extraordinary schools, but also gives me peace and a sense of security.

12-18 Montessori Guide/Teacher

Rathin Gotlur Manjunath 

My in-house Montessori training was conducted in a Casa (3-6) environment, and I have also received AMI diplomas in Erdkinder(12-18), and Elementary (6-12) education. Alongside this, I am also a Certified Yoga Instructor from the SVYASA Institute. Montessori’s ideas for adolescents are based on the development of an outdoor environment, with work on the land serving as a starting point for studies on culture, science, and human interaction. Here is where I will begin my work; alongside the adolescents, on the farm, with the animals in the barn, and doing woodwork in the woodshed. We will also enjoy yoga together. 

Sport creates a powerful synergy that nurtures the overall development of adolescents. Along with soccer, baseball, and students’ favorite ‘capture the flag’ I will introduce the Indian game of KABADDI, a sport, in which the Polish Kabbadi team holds the European Champion title. 

During the rapid physical change happening at this age, there is a need for physical work and expression that is balanced through intellectual challenges. The third plane of development is characterized by a state of expectation and a tendency towards creative work.

As a part of self-expression, Montessori turns to some of the “artistic forms of occupation” that have flowered in human society. I will be helping the adolescents with live sketching, perspective drawing, and different mediums including oil pastel and photography – In Dr.Maria Montessori’s words, it is the individual expression of aesthetic feeling which can come through the handwork and technique in the physical and graphic arts.

Here at WMF, I believe in building confidence in our adolescents and instilling a love of learning in them as a priority.

I hope to take many other people together with me on this beautiful journey of Montessori!

12-18 Montessori Guide/Teacher

Madhura.A.Minna,

I am a Montessori-trained directress with around 9 years of experience. I am trained in Casa (3-6), Elementary (6-12), and ErdKinder (12-18) Montessori.

After working in India, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Azerbaijan, it’s POLAND now! 🙂

It’s my pleasure to be here, my dream to be part of a farm school project – WMF and MFS!

As Dr.Maria Montessori mentions, education in relation to psychic development which is language, mathematics, and moral development, these are more to do with the development of the brain. Mathematics of the language, the semantics of the language etc. These help them develop the key skills required to function and communicate.

This year, I will be working with our adolescents to help them connect the interdisciplinary approach to learning. I will also would be leading the English Language and Literature program alongside Mathematics for our adolescents in our beautiful study room, our lovely kitchen and ever welcoming farm!

Here, in our Montessori Farm School, every day is a.. New Experience! New Beginning! And a New adventure! For us!

FOLLOW THE CHILD BUT FOLLOW THE CHILD AS HIS LEADER. -Maria Montessori.

I feel at WMF, my purpose is to give the learners (adolescents) the freedom to express themself in their choice of work and foster their inner drive to learn. 

I am here to give my best and share all of my knowledge with the adolescents and be alongside them at all times (ensuring that they feel heard and loved) and I believe you all are with me.

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Spanish Teacher

Gustavo Gabriel Ferrari Ortiz

Hello! My name is Gustavo Ferrari Ortiz, and I am delighted to be the Spanish teacher in Białka this year.
I bring with me the vibrant spirit of Argentine Patagonia and a unique blend of professional credentials. I am a certified Montessori teacher and hold a formal qualification as a Spanish teacher from the prestigious University of Salamanca in Spain.
These two pillars of my training are complemented by a passionate and playful teaching approach. I believe in making language acquisition a joyful experience. Through dynamic games and engaging activities, I create a stimulating environment where students can naturally build confidence and become fluent Spanish speakers.
Set high expectations for your children’s Spanish journey—because this year together, we will undoubtedly surpass them. 

¡Manos a la obra!

Leszek Jesionek

I am a mathematician with nearly thirty years of experience working in a school. My passion for this subject was instilled in me by my primary school teacher, who not only taught me mathematics but also how to play chess. I come from Białka, I am a husband and father of two children. My passion is chess, I also appreciate good cinema and I enjoy Jo Nesbo’s Norwegian detective stories.

Jacek Woźniak

I am a graduate of history and social studies at UMCS in Lublin. For many years I have been working as a history and social studies teacher at the 1st Secondary School in Radzyń Podlaski. I have brought up many generations of graduates of I LO. I am passionate about history and local politics in particular, as well as a social activist – a councilor of the City Council of Radzyń Podlaski and its Chairman in the past terms of office. I am passionate about sport, in particular bicycle rallies and patriotic runs combining the promotion of sport with important historical events.

Adam Pękała

Chess is my passion. I play chess and have been teaching this royal game for many years, being successful in many regional and national tournaments (including the victory in the Polish Teachers’ Championship in Rybnik in 2002). I am an instructor of the Polish Chess Association, I run courses and lectures for teachers on the methodology of teaching chess. I am a physical education teacher by education, but I have many interests, such as tourism, history and music. I am glad that at theMontessori Farm School, Folwark Białka chess is included in the weekly schedule of compulsory classes for young people studying there, because the benefits, such as a logical and strategic way of thinking, will stay with them throughout their lives.