April 2017 – Present
Originally from Azerbaijan, Leyla graduated from university at the age of 20 with 2 majors: International Law and interpreter of English to Russian. After obtaining her diploma she worked in her home city at a Japanese global trading company for several years and simultaneously completed her teaching license. Since her mother was a teacher and a principal, she was always interested in teaching. In 2004, she moved to Japan and began working at an international kindergarten in Tsukuba. Opening her own kindergarten was always a dream, but for a better understanding of what type of kindergarten would work best for Japanese students, she decided to work as a teacher at different facilities throughout kindergarten to Junior High schools, which she did for more than 12 years. Of all the teaching methods, Leyla chose to implement the Montessori method for her kindergarten, as in her experience working with Japanese children, this method proved the most effective.
After completing her studies with the North American Montessori Center in Canada and becoming a certified Montessori teacher for ages 0 to 3 and 3 to 6, she opened her own school in 2017.
Leyla enjoys spending her free time on outings with her family, or playing tabletop games with her children. She has also been practicing salsa for almost 20 years.
