A life and practice dedicated to children.
A qualified accountant with many years of practice, Michelle Wong stumbled upon Montessori education that subsequently led her to experience a scientific way to bring out the child's true nature. This convinced Michelle to be actively involved with schools, homes or children centres to observe the Montessori philosophy in early childhood and learning development. Many projects followed to share and promote the direct application of the Montessori philosophy and methodology including at locations such as TI-RATANA , TASPUTRA PERKIM, HARVEST CENTRE, TRINITY HOME, RUMAH CARING, and RUMAH OZANAM. Additional works in progress include a forest school/community programme in Raub , Pahang, and an intergenerational local clb to foster relationships and common understanding between generations.
Prioritising early childhood care and education, Michelle proceeded to obtain her Inteinational Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy, (MCI) as well as a Diploma in Learning Disorders Management & Child Psychology (Linguistic Council), She has also followed the Montessori Teacher Programme by, International Montessori Society (US).
Currently, Michelle is managing and operating two schools in Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia that adopt fully the Montessori philosophy and teaching for children from the early years to their adolescent years. ). She is the founder and co-partner of these schools known as Montessori Homeschool as well its elementary counterpart, My Cosmic Montessori Sdn Bhd as its founder and managing director.
Michelle holds positions as an executive director n the child rights organization, MCRI (Malaysian Child Resource Institute) and a director of MWEI Asia Sdn Bhd, a Montessori teacher-training centre. Michelle envisions several more community projects and services in the near future to outreach more children nationwide and ultimately throughout the world.