Michelle completed her formal education at the University of Calgary and graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education. She has 25 years of teaching experience in Early Childhood and Elementary age children including resource, working with students with special needs, single and multiage classes and was vice principal and principal of a Montessori school. She is a passionate educator and leader who demonstrates kindness, inclusiveness and enthusiasm and instills a love of learning to all. She is looking forward to being a part of Wing Kei Montessori School and organization. 

Laura was born in Mexico, which is where she received all her education. In Mexico she was working in a traditional school in kindergarten, when she discovered the Montessori Method. That’s when she decided to make a career move to the Kindergarten and Elementary Montessori method.

Laura has been teaching Montessori for 35 years in both areas and she loves to attend refresher courses frequently in Montessori Education and child development. She came to visit a friend in Calgary in 1989 and loved it. This is where she met her husband and had a son, who attended Montessori school. Laura enjoys music, cooking, reading and travelling, and she is involved with volunteering in the church community.

Christie is originally from Hong Kong. She is proficient in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

She has been teaching in a Chinese school for two years. Christie is very thankful and blessed to join the Wing Kei family. She is looking forward to this new chapter in her life and working with all the families, children, and staffs at Wing Kei Montessori School.

Jing is born in China and immigrant to Canada with her family in 2017. She graduated with a Bachelor Degree of Business Administration and is fluent in English and Mandarin.

As a mother of a 9-month old girl, she is eager to learn more about Montessori Philosophy and children development at Wing Kei. She is currently pursuing the Certificate of Early Childhood Education to expand her knowledge about childcare in early age. Jing enjoys cooking, traveling, and making hand crafts.

Wendy is born in Fujian China, and immigrated to Canada with her family at a very young age. She is multilingual, fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Fujianese. Wendy has over eighteen years of experience working in fields of community rehabilitation, early child care and teaching, and hospitality. She worked as a Community Rehabilitation Worker for special need students for eight years at Columbia College; during the tenure she obtained a Human Service Diploma with distinction from Columbia College. In 2013, Wendy decided to shift her career and take on a new challenge in educating young children. She then completed a Montessori Classroom Assistant Certificate from Montessori Teachers College and completed a level 2 Child Care Certificate to enhance her knowledge of child development. She had worked as a Teacher Assistant at the Calgary Montessori School and as a Chinese School teacher at Abundant Life Lutheran Church. Wendy also had a fulfilling career in the hospitality industry for over eighteen years, including more than five years as a successful entrepreneur in a small business.

Esther was born in Hong Kong and came to Canada at a young age.  She has Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Manitoba. Esther volunteered with various organizations to support children, experienced working with disability child for two years. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, drawing and spending time with her cat.

Jo is born in Hong Kong and moved to Calgary in 2011. She graduated with a Higher Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management. Jo teaches Chinese language and culture at a Chinese School in Calgary. She is excited to join Wing Kei Montessori School to learn more about the Montessori Philosophy as well as working with children in a mixed age classroom. She is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. In the classroom, she also help delivers the Cantonese dialect to the children in our bilingual program.