Odyssey Preschool faculty is dedicated to creating a safe and purposeful environment for their children. Odyssey fosters independence through a child-guided experience in order to build and promote our community. Our faculty members have a range of teaching experience from the beginning years of teaching to over 20 years of experience. The school is led by the director who is a Montessorian with over 30 yrs of teaching experience. All of our classrooms have Montessori certified teachers, in addition to other support staff.
The most important attribute of our staff is — their passion to work with children and make a difference in their lives.
Director, Foster City Location: Anne Diamond
Anne has been in Early Childhood Education (E.C.E.) since 1982, as a Montessori teacher and director.She has a B.A. in Philosophy, and her credential is from the American Montessori Society (A.M.S.). In addition, she has a Post Baccalaureate in E.C.E. and a California Supervisor’s Permit. She has also taught workshops for teachers through NAEYC (National Ass. for the Education of Young Children) and BAMA (Bay Area Montessori Ass.), and independently.
Her role at Odyssey is to work with parents, explaining our program through tours and orientations, and through facilitating parent/teacher communication. She helps develop our staff by participating in the hiring of teachers, conducting teacher orientation and training, and in helping teachers observe children and design individualized plans to address their specific needs, particularly at crucial stages of development.
Director, Palo Alto Location: Irish Dinio Marthe
