I originally come from Berlin, where I studied primary school education with the subject of geography. I also completed my training as an educator there and then worked in different facilities. I am looking forward to working at Villa Luna and the new experiences that are waiting to be made.
After my year abroad as an au pair in the USA, it was soon clear to me that my professional future lay in the field of education. I successfully completed my bachelor’s degree for teaching at primary schools with English and Protestant religion as my main subjects and came to Cologne. Here I worked for 4 years as a pedagogical specialist & group leader and later as deputy facility manager of a bilingual day care centre. In the last year I worked as a pedagogical specialist in a U3 facility. For me, Villa Luna combines early childhood education with the promotion of intercultural competences and meets my demand for high-quality day care.
I successfully completed my training as a state-certified educator in June 2023. Before my training, I was able to complete an internship in the Jewish-Orthodox community in Cologne and subsequently volunteered there, which gave me a further perspective on cultural diversity. Besides my mother tongue German, I studied English and Spanish at school. Villa Luna particularly appealed to me because of its diverse bilingual pedagogical concept and its appreciative attitude towards the children and their individual needs. Working with children gives me great pleasure. Children have a natural curiosity and openness. Through my work, I want to support them in discovering and developing their talents, accompany them on their individual educational path and support them in their personal development.
I am a state-certified occupational therapist and worked in an occupational therapy practice in Cologne from 2011-2015. My focus was in the area of pediatrics, I treated children aged 1.5-16 years. My main focus was on gross motor skills, fine and graphic motor skills, dyslexia, and concentration and attention training (in preparation for school).
I completed my training as a state-certified educator in the summer of 2019. In addition to the practical work at Villa Luna, I am currently studying social management at a distance learning university. I enjoy the pedagogical work in the U3 area the most and I am very happy to accompany and support the children and their families in Villa Luna on their way.
I was born in the British Virgin Islands, which is located in the Caribbean. I recently moved to Köln to challenge myself and learn German. Back in the Caribbean I taught swimming to adults and children. My hobbies range from playing the guitar to jogging to many other competitive sports. I look forward to meeting you all and working together to ensure the best possible experience for your children.
At the moment, I am training to be an educator. The Villa Luna day care centre offers me the opportunity to learn a lot about working with children. I really enjoy working with the children in the U3 area. I am up for any kind of fun and very open to trying out new things. The most important thing for me is that the children have fun and learn something. I look forward to coming back to Villa Luna every week and laughing, learning and discovering together with the children.
I am currently training to become a state-recognised educator at the Erzbischöfliches Berufskolleg Köln (Archbishop’s Vocational College Cologne) in the vocational grammar school for educators. I recently completed my A-levels there and will now follow this with the year of recognition, which will round off my training. I have already completed an internship here at Villa Luna Neustadt-Süd in 2022 and am very happy that I can now return to the U3 area and continue working with the nice team. I am particularly fascinated by the profession of educator because I enjoy working with children in general and early childhood education is especially close to my heart.
Since 2018, I have already been part of the team at Villa Luna Cologne. In March 2022, I will finish my studies with a Bachelor of Arts and the state recognition as a social pedagogue. I knew even before my studies that working with people and especially with children is my calling. Especially the work in the U3 area fulfills me and so I am happy to work in such a diverse and colorful daycare center on the development of the children.
I am 46 years old, a graduate chemist (studied at RWTH-Aachen), married and have two daughters aged 10 and 14. For eight years, Villa Luna children in Aachen and Düsseldorf have been discovering mainly inanimate nature in my courses. I am very excited to be able to introduce children to everyday phenomena in simple experiments in Cologne as well!
