About Us

Dr. Maria Montessori

“Since all our riches come from man’s labor, it is absurd not to regard man himself as the most fundamental of our riches. We must seek out, we must cultivate, we must enhance the value of man’s energies, his intelligence, his creative spirit, and his moral powers so that nothing is lost”

Dr. Maria Montessori

Our Values

Vision

Make quality education accessible to all children regardless their families’ social and economic situation

At Young Explorers Montessori, our vision is to be a leading Montessori learning community that ignites a passion for exploration, creativity, and critical thinking in every child. We aspire to create an inclusive and enriching environment where each student is inspired to reach their full potential academically, socially, and emotionally. By upholding the principles of Montessori education, we envision graduates who are well-rounded, compassionate individuals prepared to navigate a diverse and evolving global landscape with confidence, resilience, and a lifelong love for learning.

Mission

Helping the human personality to act and think for themselves from the first years of life.

This represents the fundamental goal at Young Explorers Montessori Bilingual School.

At Young Explorers Montessori Bilingual our mission is

To provide our young pupils with all the necessary tools for their development by offering them a well-prepared and safe environment, state-of-the-art didactic materials and Montessori trained personnel. Following Maria Montessori’s guidelines on "education for life"
To cultivate a nurturing and dynamic learning environment inspired by the Montessori philosophy
We are dedicated to fostering the holistic development of each child, promoting independence, self-discovery, and a love for lifelong learning
To empower our students to become compassionate, confident, and curious individuals who contribute positively to the world

With the commitment of the entire community, we are certain that this can be achieved successfully. We remain open to a continuous community dialogue in order to meet the challenges and attain our common goal, namely our children’s development and well-being.

Inclusion Policy

Young Explorers Montessori International School

Young Explorers Montessori International School is open to children from different social, religious, economic and cultural backgrounds, whether Gambians or Gambia-based residents. Its aim is to offer quality education in both English and French languages, besides providing its young pupils with the best tools to help them develop to their full potential. The School is guided by two basic principles, that:

Education should support both the physical and spiritual growth of the child by means of a holistic approach that can significantly contribute to enhancing their mutual understanding and empathy, reducing the gap in terms of opportunities and inequalities between children from different backgrounds.

Prof. James Heckman, Nobel Prize Winner in Economic Sciences from the University of Chicago who dedicated a great part of his studies on the benefits of early childhood education, firmly believes that: “The highest rate of return in early childhood development comes from investing as early as possible, from birth through age five, in disadvantaged families. Starting at age three or four is too little too late, as it fails to recognize that skills beget skills in a complementary and dynamic way. Efforts should focus on the first years for the greatest efficiency and effectiveness. The best investment is in quality early childhood development from birth to five for disadvantaged children and their families” (Statement for the Heckman Equation).

Our Team

Fatoumata Sangaré

Directress, Founder and French Teacher

is an AMI-certified elementary diploma-holder from the Centre de Formation Montessori Francophonie (CFMF) in Archamps, France, and an MBA diploma-holder from UQAM University in Montreal. She has worked for over a decade in international organisations as administration and human resource manager. Her professional career marked a turning-point when she came across Maria Montessori’s pedagogy in 2015. She has gained her teaching experience in Montessori schools in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Morocco and La Réunion.

Mohamed Fazalullah Siddiqui

6-12 AMI Elementary Guide

6-12 AMI Elementary Guide , is an AMI-certified diploma holder and a Bachelor titleholder in Mechanical Engineering with seven years of teaching experience in the Montessori system. He has been working in Thailand and India as lead upper elementary guide.

Hellen Wambui Ng'ang'a

Children’s House Guide

has over 20 years career in early childhood teaching. She has worked as a Montessori guide with children from urban as well as rural areas in Kenya and has been teaching in The Gambia since 2018. She has also participated as tutor at St Anne Montessori Training College and is a holder of a Montessori diploma from St Irene Training College in Mombasa, Kenya.

The teaching staff at Young Explorers Montessori includes a dedicated team of Gambian College Diploma holders who collaborate with the guides to enhance the learning experience. This team is supported by external Teachers/Caoches for Arabic and Swimming lessons and numerous visiting teachers, artists and experts who join us for the after-school activities

Fatoumata Jahite

Assistant Teacher Elementary

Lalla Demba

Assistant Teacher-Children’s House

Adama

Assistant Teacher Toddlers classroom

Backary

Swimming Instructor

Abubacarr Diop

Arabic Language Instructor

Mariama

Office Manager

Adama Kollet

Teacher

Backary

Teacher

Mariama

Teacher

Dr. Maria Montessori

Dr. Maria Montessori

Our Values

Vision

Mission

Inclusion Policy

Our Team

Fatoumata Sangaré

Mohamed Fazalullah Siddiqui

Hellen Wambui Ng'ang'a

Fatoumata Jahite

Lalla Demba

Adama

Backary

Abubacarr Diop

Mariama

Adama Kollet

Backary

Mariama

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