Caroline was born and raised in the UK. Prior to moving to the US, she worked as a Pediatric Physical Therapist and holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Physical Therapy, from Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. She spent a happy eight years at home raising her two boys, and joined the MOM team in 2014, completing her Montessori training at St. Mary’s College, Moraga, in 2017. Caroline enjoys spending her ‘spare’ time taking long walks in the forest with the 4-legged family member, and camping, biking and skiing with her family.

Nikolina was born in Croatia and raised in Serbia. She moved to California in 2017. Nikolina has a preschool teacher degree from a 4-year teacher training program at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, and she also holds a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education. After volunteering at MOM for over a year, Nikolina finally joined our team in the spring of 2022 and has enriched our school with her previous experience as a preschool teacher in Belgrade. In her free time, Nikolina enjoys traveling with her husband, cooking, doing art projects and photography.

Virginia is the youngest of her siblings and the first born and raised in Oakland, California, where she earned her AA in child development at Merritt college, as well as her Certificates of Proficiency for both Assistant Teacher and Associate Teacher in 2016. Virginia has tutored in elementary schools K-8 and has worked in the Montessori setting for five years. She earned the Montessori certificate at NAMC (North American Montessori Center) in Early Childhood, ages 3-6 in 2021. Prior to joining M.O.M., she was head teacher at Lodi Montessori in the 3-5 classroom for 2 years. Virginia has a profound appreciation for our wildlife and ecosystem. She loves learning new facts about animals, particularly marine animals. Her hobbies are dancing, swimming, writing, hiking, and creating beautiful and abstract art.