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CRMI History

The Humble Beginnings of

Casa Real Montessori, Inc.

        Casa Real Montessori, Inc.,  originally known as Casa De Bambini is one of the oldest and authentic Montessori schools in Cavite. It started in 1981 with 54 children in Pillar Village, Las Piñas City under the guidance of Mrs. Milagros Tajo Jarlega. The bungalow residential house with three rooms was converted into a school, realizing Mrs. Jarlega’s simple dream to have a group of children for her special child, Marigold, who needs friends for socialization.

                    Today, Casa Real Montessori, Inc. continues to flourish in a 4,000 square meter property, strategically located in Parkplace Village, Imus City, Cavite.  It envisions a continues upgrading and enriching of curriculum to meet the demands for social and moral transformation, academic excellence, and vocational-technological aptitude skills which are globally competitive.




    

MILAGROS T. JARLEGA

School President

                    Mrs. Milagros Tajo Jarlega is a Montessori teacher affiliated with the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI).  She is the recipient of the much-coveted AMI diploma after having undergone training at the AMI Teachers Training Center in Mountainview California, USA.  She has passed the AMI Board of Examiner's rigid oral and written examination last May 29, 2000 conducted by the representatives of AMI Netherlands, the headquarters of AMI. 

                    She finished her foundation course at St. Nicholas Montessori School in Queensgate, London, England.  In the course of her training in Mountainview, California, she visited various Montessori schools in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C.  She also went to visit other Montessori schools in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Italy, and Australia to observe and adapt some ideas for Casa Real Montessori, Inc. 

                    In 1978, she took her Montessori Training Course in Maria Montessori in Harrison, Pasay City.  Mrs. Jarlega's trainers were graduates from AMI Italy.  She taught for 4 years before she started her own in Pillar Village, Las Pinas City.

CHARINA M. JARLEGA

School Administrator/Elementary Montessori Directress

                    Mrs. Charina Mendoza Jarlega completed the AMI Montessori Elementary Teacher Training Course from the Montessori Institute of Milwaukee (MIM) in Winconsin, USA and has been awarded the Advanced Diploma of Association Montessori Internationale in 2006.  Prior to this, she attended the Foundation Course in MIM from July to September of 2005 which gave her a comprehensive knowledge of the Primary Montessori Curriculum for ages 3-6. 

                    She earned her degree of Bachelor of Science in Biology and the required Education units from De La Salle University-Dasmarinas.  She obtained a rating of 87.60 in the Teacher Licensure Examination given by the Professional Regulation Commission in 2008 making her eligible in Secondary Level as well.

ARLINE A. JARLEGA

Elementary Montessori Directress

                    Mrs. Arline Arzaga Jarlega is an Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Elemntary teacher.  She had undergone her Montessori Elementary Training in the year of 2007-2008 and received her diploma in Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola College in Maryland, USA.  She also obtained a pre-requisite course in Primary Montessori Education before her elementary training.  During the course of her training, she had studied the principles and practiced the Montessori Method of teaching for children from 6 to 12 years old and has passed the written and oral examinations administered by her prominent trainers on May 18, 2008.

                    Aside from being a Montessori Educator for years, she is also a Registered Nurse.  She attained her degree in Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the year 1996 at Perpetual Help College of Rizal, Las Pinas.  With her continuous work and dedication in the fields of Education and Nursing she became the Elementary Montessori Directress and School Nurse of Casa Real Montessori, Inc. Silang Campus.