Coast Montessori Preschool

At Coast, we are privileged to work with a team of fantastic and talented teachers, each of whom is passionate about education and working to bring the best out of children. Our crew of wonderful teachers is matched only by the extraordinary group of children they work with daily.

Pictured above, from left to right, Sue, Cherie, Katie, Deb, Chantelle, Siobhan, Lorraine, Karen and Rody.

Siobhan Wafer

Head Teacher

Siobhan joined us in June 2017 after working for many years in a range of ECE settings around Auckland. We love her creativity, great teaching manner and fabulous organisational skills. Mum to three lovely young women, you can call her Shevy for short.

Sue Lawrence

Sue has many years ECE experience, both here in NZ and in South Africa. Mum to one grown daughter, Sue has competed internationally in several sports, and was for four years Head Dolphin Trainer at SeaWorld in South Africa. After that, preschoolers should be a breeze....

Deb Chan

Deb qualified as a primary teacher, before the bright lights of Early Childhood lured her back to study again for her ECE qualification. She plays a mean ukelele and though she has a black belt in kung fu, it's all for show, as she's a very gentle ninja.....

Chantelle Ronchese

Chantelle is from South Africa, and after a few shaky years in Christchurch, discovered she likes the way the earth stands still here in Silverdale. A fully qualified Montessori teacher, Chantelle ran her own Montessori preschool in SA.

Katie Gaskell

Katie joined our team early in 2016 and quickly became indispensable. We love her warm personality and crazy dance moves. Fuelled by coffee.

Lorraine Enright

Lorraine joined us midway through 2014 as a temp....and we managed to persuade her never to leave. Lorraine has extensive experience working with children at preschool and early primary level, including those with diverse learning needs.

Rody & Karen O'Reilly

Coast Montessori is owned and operated by Karen and Rody O'Reilly. Rody is qualified to teach both early childhood and primary school and has extensive experience in both. Karen is an experienced business manager. Rody and Karen have also owned and operated a Montessori preschool in Kumeu for the last 9 years.

Cherie Hegh

Cherie is our Admin Manager, but as an experienced teacher, is also our favourite reliever so often escapes the office for the classroom to cover when someone else is away. The ultimate multi-tasker.