The faculty at the Montessori Institute of Advanced Studies is dedicated to preparing future Montessori teachers with a deep grounding in Maria Montessori's philosophy. We help to develop individuals who have a broader approach in the contemporary context of child development and educational thought.

Our faculty has over forty years of combined experience in early childhood education and the Montessori method.

	Meher van Groenou (Program Director), M.A., Montessori Education, St. Mary's College, Moraga, California. MSW from University of Michigan, A.M.S. Early Childhood Credential. Teacher since 1981 and Teacher-Trainer since 1986 in USA, Europe and India. TRN Mentor, researcher, author, and AMS workshop presenter. Founder of the Montessori School of Hayward and the Montessori School at Five Canyons.
	Regina H. Hartman B.A. in Education from Ithaca College, in New York, with a Minor in Philosophy. A.M.S. Early Childhood Credential, New Rochelle, New York. Teacher since 1981. Director/HeadTeacher Montessori Family School, Berkeley, CA. Graduate studies in Developmental Psychology.
	Swarna Matz BFA in Fine Arts, Massachusetts College of Art. AMI Diploma ECE (2-7 yrs), 1974, Montessori Training Center, Palo Alto. Elementary (6-9 yrs) Certificate, 1992, Montessori School of the Golden Gate, San Francisco. Founder and Director, Bright Star Montessori School, Richmond, Ca., since 1977.
	Pam S. Barrow-Lynn M.A., Early Childhood Education, College of Notre Dame, Belmont, CA. A.M.S. Early Childhood and Elementary Credential Teacher since 1975. Teacher-Trainer since 1992. Founder/Director, Children's International Schools, Sacramento & Woodland, CA.