​Vinaya Palagiri Founder, Primary & Elementary Guide
Vinaya is the visionary behind Cremon, and the catalyst in bringing us all into the family. A typical story of a parent trying to find a school which values the freedom of child, combined with the passion to childhood education has transformed into Cremon over ten years ago against all odds. Her thirst to learn about childhood education has led her to complete diploma in Pre-Primary Education from IMC, Pre-Primary and Elementary level courses from NAMC (North American Montessori Centre), a diploma in Elementary Education from AMI’s Montessori Institute Prague, and training on Infancy development in Glenn Doman method. She has her sights set on establishing the Montessori way of Adolescent Education – ‘Erd Kinder’ to provide a more complete environment for children.

Bilquis Jahan Hindi Guide
Bilquis is a mother figure to us all at Cremon. She gives us wisdom and watches over us all, in addition to teaching Hindi. She has worked with traditional schools for over 25 years and then transitioned to Montessori schools about 6 years ago. She holds degrees for B.Ed and MA in Hindi. She has experienced how a child’s own understanding of concepts leads to holistic development compared to rote memorization, this practice has led her to appreciate and stay in Montessori. She is passionate about working with children and traveling.

Kavita Chada Permaculture & Farming Guide
Miss Kavita obtained a B.Sc. in Mathematics from Pune University.  She had an inclination towards sports and has represented her college in inter University football tournaments. Since 2001 she has been living in Hyderabad. She worked for a Private company as Sales & Service coordinator for 18years. In 2018, she has had enough and resigned from her job as she did not get the job satisfaction. She had interest to learn about chemical free farming and an alternative way of living, and went on a search for some courses in these fields.  She learnt about Permaculture and did a Permaculture Design Course in 2018 from Aranya Permaculture Academy, Zaheerabad. She is currently working, learning and exploring at Janani Farms near Hyderabad. Cremon supports sustainability and principles of permaculture and has thus acquainted with Miss Kavita to get our elementary children hands into the soil for farming. She says working with children is a little bit of sharing knowledge going both ways. She talks about the importance of soil, seeds, plants and trees in everyone's life. She feels "we learn more when we explore nature because it's the best teacher".

Keerthana Madari Elementary Guide
Keertana is yet another example of individuals who has been attracted to the Montessori philosophy after learning about it through a friend while working in corporate. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics, a Masters in Human Resources; a diploma for Elementary education, and an introductory certificate for the adolescent level from AMI. In her college days, she was part of a voluntary organization called ‘Rise Above’, which visited schools to talk about child abuse, which she continues till this day. Her interests are drawing and painting.

Nabanita Porel Elementary Assistant Guide
Nabanita is one of our hidden gems at Cremon. She brings us her vast knowledge of education theory and experience in addition to being a guide to children in our Elementary environment. She holds degrees in B.Com, PGDBA, and is PPT trained. She has worked for 2 years in a traditional school, before joining Cremon 3 years ago. Her theoretical knowledge of Montessori philosophy during college days brought her to us. She has experienced that a Montessori teacher’s job is both challenging and fulfilling compared to a traditional school teacher. The challenges of finding creative ways of exploring a topic with children fade out when a spark lights up in their face after they truly understand it. She loves to listen to music and solve Sudoku puzzles.

Palakshi Dass Art Guide
Palakshi says being an art teacher in a Montessori Environment is very rewarding as art is used as an integral part of curriculum - to learn about and to express concepts. She has been with Cremon for over 2 years. She holds Masters degrees in Geography and Fine Arts from Viswa-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, WB. She believes independent learning works well when children are allowed to explore different mediums of art. In addition to practicing art in her studio, she also does Bharatanatyam – her childhood passion.

Rama Chandra Reddy Permaculturist & Sustainability Guide
Mr. Rama Chandra hails from an agriculture family. His is a story of passion and realization. His education in engineering is a far cry from the life he leads on a farm today. He worked for 10 years in public sector, 5 years in the State Government and 10 years as a contractor. During this time he saw first hand how unethical practices such as bribery lead to "pollution of society". He then decided that making a living ethically is more important than profits derived otherwise. In his research he found that Permaculture (hybrid of two words - Permanent Agriculture) is a practice with ethics/principles at its core. He was immediately inspired by them, as they help him craft his own life ethically, to produce food ethically and protect natural resources in the process - a winning combination. His commitment to these principles has won him recognition from Medchal-Malkajgiri District as Best Farmer. He did his permaculture course at Aranya Permaculture Farm in Zaheerabad and Permaculture Teacher Training course with Jude Hobbs. He now practices ethical farming using these principles at his farm near Uppal and teaches and guides students at schools and anyone else interested.

Ramya Narayandas Elementary Guide
Ramya has always loved working with children through NGOs such as ‘Make a Difference’ and ‘Voice for Girls’, since her higher education years. She holds a degree in B.Com (Hons.), a diploma for Elementary education, and an introductory certificate for the adolescent level from AMI. She looks for creative ways in doing tasks and to express herself. The corporate world left much to desire in terms of creativity and her yearning to work with children. She made the decision to quit corporate, and the Universe led Ramya and Cremon to each other. Her interests are Carnatic music, playing Veena, doodling and photography. 

Shameem Sultana Elementary Guide
While it is hard to do a short write-up of each person’s journey to Montessori, it is especially challenging with Shameem’s, given her experience and passions. Prior to finding Montessori method and Cremon through her search of school for her child, Shameem worked as a Research Analyst editing scientific journals at Thomson Reuters, and as a lecturer and research guide at a degree college. She is currently a Directress at Elementary level at Cremon. She holds a B.Sc. (in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Chemistry), M.Sc. in Microbiology, a diploma for Elementary education, and an introductory certificate for the adolescent level from AMI. She has attended workshops in reading and writing as part of her self-development. Her personal interests are calligraphy, flower arrangement, creating material and research in the field of Science.

Subash Challa Elementary Assitant Guide
Subash is the newest member of Cremon family. His belief that the world can only be changed for good by raising children in an environment that puts ethics and co-operation over individual interests brought him to Cremon. He is the resident ‘Jack of all trades’, who spends his time talking sustainability and doing projects with children. He has Masters and MBA degrees from USA, and has worked as a management consultant before finding his calling in education. He loves photography, to buy more books than he can read, endurance sports and long rides on bicycle. He dreams of sailing around the world one day.

Venkanna Banoth Physical Education Teacher
Venkanna was a national Football player for Hyderabad team and a captain of the football team at Kakatiya University, Warangal. He is now a Physical Education Teacher at Cremon. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Khammam. He also works as an Assistant Coach at the Gachibowli stadium. His games of interest both personally and in terms of profession are Cricket, Volleyball, Kabaddi and Kho-Kho.

Venkata Suresh Jannu Telugu Guide
Venkat is our master storyteller and Telugu guide. He has worked with traditional schools and colleges, both small and big, before visiting Cremon through an ad in the Newspaper. Upon visiting and learning about Montessori philosophy and environment, he wanted to experience it first-hand. The contrast of heavy school bags and pressure on children compared to the freedom a child experiences by doing and going-out in the Montessori method at Cremon made him stay with us. He holds B.Ed in Telugu and MA in Sanskrit and Telugu. He is passionate about writing poems, songs and movie stories in his free time. He is a sucker for any movie with a good story.