Staff

Staff

Robin Stearns, Director and Instructor

Robin finished her certificate in Early Childhood Education at DVC in 2000 and went on to graduate from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, CA in 2003 with a major in Liberal and Civic Studies and a minor in Montessori Thought.  After a year of internship at a local Montessori school she received her AMS credential in Early Childhood Montessori.  In 2016 she received her Masters in Montessori Education from SMC. She has worked as a Montessori preschool teacher since 2003 and has been involved as a volunteer in Children’s Ministries since 1997.  In 2020 she started Christian Montessori Education Center to purchase EBMT and move it to Concord.

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Cristina Mario, Instructor

Cristina earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Colegio De San Lorenzo (Philippines). She underwent training in the Montessori Methods and Philosophy in 2004 at Casa Dei Montessori and became a Preschool Montessori Teacher. She moved to the U.S.A. to receive her AMS Montessori training. In 2014 she completed her degree in Early Childhood Education and received her American Montessori Society credential at Montessori Teacher Education Center – SF. She loves working with children so much she continued her education through the center to complete her Montessori Infant Toddler credential in 2016. She is also an active parishioner of the Christ the King Parish as a member of the music ministry. Cristina will be teaching Language, Art & Music.

Cristina graduated from St. Mary's College in Moraga, Ca with a BA in Liberal Studies with a Minor in Performing Arts in 1996. She continued her education at St. Mary's, receiving her Montessori Certification in 1997 and Preliminary Teaching Credential in 1998. After spending time as a stay-at-home mom for nine years. She joined Grand Lake Montessori in October of 2008 and is presently a Lead Guide in a Primary class. Cristina joined EBMT in September of 2023 where she trains and consults adults to be Montessori educators.

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