The person behind the work
Meet Tammy
Montessori · Reggio Emilia · The Curiosity Approach
I have spent more than thirty years in the company of children, and I am still learning from them every single day.
My name is Tammy. I am an educator rooted in Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and the Curiosity Approach — three philosophies that share a deep belief in the child as a capable, curious, and creative learner.
I didn't choose this work. It chose me. And I have never looked back.
Thirty years of learning. One calling.
How I got here.
It started in Oregon, in 1993, in a small Montessori classroom surrounded by tall trees and the particular quiet that only exists when children are deeply, genuinely absorbed in their work. I was twenty-something, newly trained, and completely unprepared for how profoundly this work would change me.
From Oregon, life took me to the Dominican Republic — a season that reshaped everything I thought I knew about education, resourcefulness, and the universality of childhood joy. I learned that a beautifully prepared environment doesn't require much. It requires intention.
Florida brought scale: building programs, founding schools, mentoring teachers, creating curricula, and partnering with hundreds of families over many years. I learned what it means to hold a vision for a whole community of learners — and to trust the slow, patient work of real education.
Ohio brought me home — to the quiet, close, deeply personal work I love most. One child. One family. One season at a time.
Today, I follow the work wherever it leads. If you're reading this, perhaps it has led here.
What I believe.
Childhood is not a race.
Every child has their own rhythm, their own season of readiness. My work is to honor that — not to hurry it.
The environment is the teacher.
A beautifully prepared space — ordered, beautiful, full of invitation — teaches more than any lesson plan ever could.
Parents are the first educators.
My role is to support and strengthen the most important relationship in a child's life: the one with their family.
Beauty matters.
Children deserve beautiful things. Beautiful materials, beautiful spaces, beautiful experiences. Beauty is not a luxury — it is a teacher.
Wonder is the beginning of everything.
A child who wonders will always find a way to learn. My job is to protect and nourish that wonder for as long as possible.
A few things about me.
I have been known to stop a lesson to watch a caterpillar.
I believe the best classroom is often outside.
I have a deep love of beautiful books, natural materials, and handmade things.
I am unhurried by nature — and I bring that quality to every family I work with.
I have lived and worked in Oregon, the Dominican Republic, Florida, Ohio, and wherever the right family is.
I am the creator of Global Bambini and the Curiosity & Wonder Studio.
After thirty years, I still feel the same quiet joy when a child discovers something for the first time.
I'd love to meet your family.
If something here resonates — if you feel, even quietly, that this might be the right fit — I'd love to have a conversation.
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