The Peaceful Learning Team
Kerryn
Kerryn
Kerryn
Meet Kerryn, our USA representative. Originally from New Zealand, Kerryn spent 10 years as a nanny. She also received her Bachelor’s in Teaching (Specializing in Montessori). Here is where she fell in love with the philosophy and knew she wanted to share it with others. Moving to Portland, OR in 2014, Kerryn gained her Montessori diploma through AMI. Also, during this time, she met her husband and two step children. And now they have their third child together and reside in the gorge along the beautiful Columbia River. Kerryn loves to encourage independence within children, facilitating a child-led day full of love and nurture. She has been so happy to join the team at Peaceful Learning as a recruiter. She loves to help families and nannies find their perfect fit, and believes that Montessori, Steiner, RIE, Pikler and Reggio all begin in the children’s home.
Necane
Kerryn
Kerryn
Meet Necane our London Ambassador. Originally from New Zealand, Necane has a Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education). Her passion for working with young children began 9 years ago when she visited an early childhood centre inspired by the works of Dr Emmi Pikler and Magda Gerber. She was completely blown away with the respectful and reciprocal interactions she saw between the teachers and children. This visit changed everything, and she has been working with children ever since. Necane is especially interested and drawn to working with toddlers and enjoys nurturing an appreciation of the outdoors and the natural world. Necane is very humbled to be a part of the Peaceful Learning team as a recruiter, and so enjoys surrounding herself with families, nannies and professionals who share similar values for the youngest members of our community.
Pamela
Pamela
Pamela
Pamela is an early childhood teacher with a BA/BTeach degree in ECE. She also gained a nanny qualification and understands the roles and responsibilities that a nanny needs to take on. She is currently studying to gain a Montessori 3-6 diploma. She is originally from New Zealand but is currently living in Somerset U.K with her husband and 1 year old son. She loves the various gentle approaches when working with children. She grew up in a Montessori environment as her mother gained a Montessori 6-9 AMI diploma in Bergamo when she was 3 years old. Montessori has been her main passion but after working in an early childhood centre inspired by RIE and Pikler she also fell in love with these approaches. She especially loves the 0-3 age group and is loving life with a toddler. She is honoured to be a part of the Peaceful Learning team and is passionate about helping families to find calm, gentle, patient nannies who use respectful care.
Sophie
Pamela
Pamela
Sophie is a qualified nanny who holds a BTEC National Diploma in Early Years. She has worked as a professional nanny around the world over the past 12 years. During this time she practiced Holistic and Nature-Based Play in any given environment. Sophie also worked in a Montessori Preschool, which was when she began her journey in alternative approaches.
Since becoming a proud mum, she has delved deeper in to these authentic learning styles and enjoys using child-centred approaches with her daughter within their family home, based in Somerset. Sophie is amazed by how her daughter (11 months) is growing capable and strong.
She has an honest passion for Montessori, Waldorf, RIE, Pikler, Reggio and Nature-Based Play.
Sophie loves to encourage outdoor child-led play. She believes nature nurtures the development of the whole child and provides endless opportunities for rich sensory learning experiences.
She is passionate about helping others to see the huge benefits these organic learning methods have on the development of the whole child. She is super excited to be part of this journey in supporting professionals and families across the UK.
Diane
Pamela
Diane
Meet Diane our super, duper amazing PA that goes around and crosses the T’s and dots the I’s which is exactly what Peaceful Learning needed when she joined the team. She has dedicated her career to helping people work to their best ability and turbo boosting companies. Diane lives with her partner and 10 year old daughter. She loves spending time with them and has a special relationship with her daughter, loves the outdoors and nature, walking with her dogs, baking and sharing with friends. If you hear a friendly voice answering the phone, that’ll be her.
As a mother, the whole team ethos of nurturing the whole child resonates an emotion within her and working with Peaceful Learning gives her great purpose and satisfaction to give that feeling to other parents. She feels extremely fortunate to have this opportunity and excited to learn more and be part of the Peaceful Learning journey.
She is excited to be part of such an amazing team, she feels inspired by our experiences and aspirations and has a feeling that we will be more like extended family.