Clare Healy Walls is the founder and leader of WMI.  She spent over 20 years as a Montessori pre-school teacher and a Montessori school teacher.  Since 1981 she has been training adults as Montessori teachers.  

Clare has been extensively involved in the research and development of training programmes and Montessori schools for Infant/toddlers (0-3 years) and Adolescent (12-18 years). Her personal interest in Jungian psychology and BodySoul Rhythms (as developed by Marion Woodman, Canada) has encouraged her to use Maria Montessori’s philosophy for people of all ages, highlighting the common themes of life from birth to adulthood. 

She received an MA in Education (Management) from the Open University where she learned how to make flexible and online learning support Maria Montessori’s philosophy for life and learning.  She also holds Montessori St. Nicholas teaching diplomas for pre-school and school.  She has five children and nine grandchildren and lives in Ireland. 

You can contact Clare directly at: clare@waterpark.ie

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Sarah Kennedy-Berge

Waterpark Montessori College Director

Author Waterpark Books

Professional public speaker

Montessori teacher trainer

Montessori consultant

Sarah lives in Norway with her husband and four children. She is the College Director of Waterpark Montessori, an international Montessori teacher training college. In addition to Montessori credentials for preschool, school, and adult learners, she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master in Education. She has worked in the classroom for over twenty-five years, and with adult learners for fifteen years.
Sarah loves to develop new Montessori materials and writes and illustrates her own stories. When she is not traveling, running workshops and teacher trainings, or participating in European projects, she can be found huddled away in her office-maker space on the farm, hiding from the animals, but cooking up new materials and exciting projects.

You can contact her directly at: sarahkb@europeanmontessoricollege.com

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What is being said…..

About Clare’s books:

Clare Healy Walls’ infectious enthusiasm for life and keen interest in the welfare of children has encouraged her to share her expertise with others who may be struggling with the noble task of parenthood in the Twenty-first Century.

Clare’s accumulated wealth of knowledge in this field come from her own experience as a parent and grand-parent as well as her ongoing studies as a teacher and lecturer in the philosophy and pedagogy of Dr. Maria Montessori.

In my opinion, Clare is eminently qualified to share her experiences in the field of Montessori education with those who may find the language in textbooks written in the early Twentieth Century somewhat difficult to understand.  Her special style of ‘writing as she talks’ makes the content of this set of books more attractive to readers.

I am happy to recommend these books as a key to a deeper understanding of Montessori’s sound philosophy regarding the rearing of children.

– Sighle P. Fitzgerald

“I found The Conscious Parent to be an invaluable resource to me as a parent. I feel it put me in touch with my children’s needs. Clare truly brings Maria Montessori’s philosophy to life in an accessible way. It’s a book I find myself constantly coming back to in order to remind myself of the kind of parent I want to be; a conscious parent with independent, self-confident and happy children. I think Clare’s new handbook will make it even easier to dip into in those moments when I need some words of sanity to get me through a tough parenting situation.”

– Richael Connolly

About Sarah’s book:

Montessori in the Digital Age

“Deeply grounded in the Montessori pedagogy, Sarah Kennedy-Berge’s wonderful book helps us take a step further, and brings Montessori principles and technology together- a step that our children have taken long before us! I am so excited to join them in the exploration.”
– Marianne, Montessori Principal and Educator, Norway
“What a book and what a tool for technology! Throughout the book, the basis is how to draw creative technology into a Montessori environment and into the curriculum in a good way that matches the basic principles of the approach. A lot of different technology is highlighted and you get good examples of how to work with technology in an interdisciplinary way.”
-Victoria, Montessori Educator, Norway