LISA MARDELL 
AMANDA ALVERNOZ ACOSTA 
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Lisa Mardell
Our Montessori Teacher Lisa Mardell has over 21 years experience in childcare and has a B.A. in Montessori Education from St. Nicholas Montessori College of Ireland. She has also completed a course on Inclusion and Special Education Needs from Mary Immaculate College, in Limerick. She has just finished a LINC Course which with Mary Immaculate College. LINC is a free higher education blended-learning programme designed for workers within the Early Years sector, to promote the inclusion of children with additional needs.
AMANDA ALVERNOZ ACOSTA
Amanda is from Brazil and has a Master’s Degree in School Administration, Supervision and Orientation from Leonardo Da Vinci University Centre, Brazil and an Honors Degree in Pedagogy from Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul also from Brazil. Amanda has an interest in children’s art and literature and also has experience in teaching and learning child development and emotional intelligence. Amanda’s hobbies are drawing and writing especially about every day life and children’s stories. She is currently writing a blog on her Instragram account about her experiences in Ireland.
EVE HUGHES
Eve has a Distinction in Level 6 in Early Childhood Care and Education with Portobello Institute in Dublin and has a B.A. Honors in English and Economics in UCD. Eve is extremely talented both as a teacher and an art teacher and produces amazing art projects for the children.