Patrick does a lot of the administrative work behind the scenes.

Patrick has been teaching since 2002. He began his career as a music teacher in inner city public schools. He went to Japan, taught English for a year, then joined the Montessori School of Tokyo. Seeing the happiness and independence of the children within the Montessori environment, he knew he had found his vocation.

He moved to Italy, to study at the original training center for Montessori elementary teachers, Fondazione Centro Internazionale Studi Montessoriani. He took the opportunity to observe various schools throughout Europe, including Italy, Norway, and Switzerland. Afterwards, he returned to the Montessori School of Tokyo. All in all, he spent over a decade there, teaching children at every level.

He met his wife, Pin, in Japan, and they had their first child. They decided to work towards founding their own school. They continued to teach while visiting international and local schools around Asia and the United States. In 2016, they moved their family to the US, and Patrick worked in Delaware public schools.

Patrick & Pin founded Little World IMA in 2017 and Peaceful Child School in 2021, with the idea of incorporating the best educational practices from around the globe.

Pin grew up in China where she studied broadcasting and worked in radio. She moved to Japan shortly after college. There, she worked for a Japanese education company, planning new schools to be opened in China. She traveled back and forth between Japan and China, translating, researching educational styles, and finding what local communities needed.

While in Japan, she also taught Chinese to numerous students, including children, college students, and businessmen. After finding Montessori, she shifted her main focus to teaching all subjects within a classroom setting. She dedicated herself to early education, obtaining her Montessori Diploma, and teaching in Japanese preschools and kindergartens.

After 12 years of living in Japan, she moved to America in 2016, to found Little World IMA & Peaceful Child School with her husband.

Hanh grew up in Vietnam. After receiving her degree in English Linguistics and Literature, she began teaching Vietnamese at Singapore International School. She moved to Pennsylvania and taught in International Montessori Schools while pursuing another degree in Early Childhood Education.

Although her original plan was to move back to Asia after her studies, she fell in love and got married.

She moved to Delaware with her husband, and began working at our affiliate school, Little World IMA in 2017. She studied for and received her Montessori Diploma (for ages 0-3), began running the Toddler program, and then became a mother.

When Peaceful Child School opened in 2021, she started the Toddler program here. While pregnant with her second child, she continued her education and received her second Montessori Diploma (for ages 2½-6+).

Over the years at Peaceful Child School, Hanh has led both Toddler and Primary programs as well as coordinate and oversee multiple aspects of the entire school.

After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Special Education from West Chester University, Michele taught for four years at a private school for Learning Disabled children in Wilmington Delaware. She specialized in using the Orton-Gillingham Method of instruction for students who benefitted from the additional attention.

From there her life changed dramatically. After taking a part-time job in sales, she left teaching and went into sales management. After thirty years and many promotions, Michele retired in 2020 as a Vice President of Sales, having worked for both large and small companies.

Her commitment to education has never wavered, becoming extremely successful as she prioritized making sure her team was taught the skills necessary to be the best they could be at their job.

Now, her priority is to use her energies to help the youngest children become the best they can be.

Chengcheng studied journalism in China where she was an editor for a large college newspaper. After briefly working at a publishing house in China, she came to the US to stay with family. Here, she learned English, got married, and taught Chinese and Sunday school.

In 2020, she began working in our affiliate school, Little World IMA, in 2020. She studied for and received her Montessori Diploma (for ages ages 2½-6+), and began running the Primary program.

In 2025, she transferred to Peaceful Child School.

She loves working with children and playing tennis & pickleball.

Stacie has taught every level throughout her career, starting as a public school high school biology teacher, and eventually finding her passion in teaching younger children.

Stacie joined our affiliate school, Little World IMA, in 2020. Before that, she had just finished up 17 years teaching Kindergarten through 2nd grade in a private school in Pennsylvania. There, she was responsible for every aspect of academic and social-emotional learning in a K-2 multiage classroom.

As we worked with Stacie, we quickly realized that the child-centered approach she taught for many years in that Pennsylvannia classroom is the same as our approach here. She now runs the Elementary program at Peaceful Child School.

Masha grew up in Belarus, where she studied English, Linguistics, and Pedagogy, before moving to the United States. While here, she became a successful business owner of a family owned Chinese restaurant, while also raising a family. After having her children attend our Montessori programs for a few years, Masha finally decided to join us as a staff member.

Michele worked in retail management before getting into education. She joined Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland, where she worked for two decades. She helped teach various subjects in a Pre-K to 5th grade environment, including Language Arts, Math, and Computers. While still at Frederick County Public Schools, she transitioned into Administration, where she worked for a number of years handling duties including the front desk and registrar.

Michele joined Little World IMA in 2019. She handles many of the day-to-day administrative logistics. She is also wonderful with the children. She has led toddler classrooms and can still often be found in a classroom.