Primary 3 to 6 Trainers
Zarin Malva
Ms. Zarin Malva obtained her AMI 3 to 6 Diploma and taught for many years in India, Canada and the US. After 20 years of work with children behind her she then became an AMI 3 to 6 trainer and returned to Mumbai; her native city, as an AMI trainer in 1987.
Ms. Malva has taken the Training of Trainer under senior AMI Trainers – Ms. Estela Palmieri and Ms. Hilla Patell. She has also followed the course under Mr. S. R. Swamy, then AMI Trainer of the Indian Montessori Training Course.
She started her journey as a Montessori Trainer in 1988 at the JMS Montessori Training Course which was established in Mumbai with Ms. Malva as the Director of Training. After 7 years of running this course, in 1995, Ms. Malva was invited to run the AMI Montessori Training Course at the prestigious location of Sir Ratan Tata Institute. She till date is the Director of Training at the R.T.I Montessori Training Course, Mumbai, India and contributes to the Montessori Community there.
Throughout her journey Ms. Malva has been a National and International Examiner at many courses in U.S.A, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and China. She has conducted Refresher Courses in China and India. She is also a Trustee of the Indian Montessori Foundation, the affiliate society of India and is actively involved in the outreach program in Mumbai.
Ms. Malva brings to her work a rich and varied experience with children. Besides her excellent work in the field of teacher education she also guides and supports the staff of the Montessori schools in the city.
Suneeta Madnani
Suneeta Madnani, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Literature, Economics and Psychology. Her work in Montessori education began in Mumbai in
1997, when she took the training and received her AMI Montessori Diploma at the Primary Level at the RTI Montessori Course. Subsequently, over a span of 13 years of work with children, first at Casa Bambino and then at Activity Infant School, her passion for the philosophy
grew. She joined the AMI Montessori Training of Trainers programme in August of 2010 and was certified as AMI Trainer at the Primary Level in April of 2016. She has been faculty at various AMI Montessori Teacher Training Centers in India and at Hangzhou in China. As part of her work, she has played the role of National and AMI Examiner in India and abroad. She is currently faculty at the Ratan Tata Montessori Primary Teacher Training Course.
Since 2015 she has been the Editor of Montessori Matters, the journal published by the Indian Montessori Foundation. An avid bird watcher, she enjoys sharing her love for the Montessori philosophy and has been speaker at national conferences and at other public forums.