​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 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.

Lalitha Co-ordinator
Ms. Lalitha is the co-ordinator and driving force behind the Primary program at Cremon. She has been a torch bearer of Montessori method for over a decade as an examiner with Indian Montessori Centre, Bangalore, as the founder of Shraddha Montessori House of Children, and has been closely associated with Cremon for over 3 years. She talks enthusiastically with anyone interested in the philosophy and is always ready to lend help to practitioners.

Anitha Polepalli Primary Assistant Guide
Anitha holds an M.Tech degree from JNTU in Digital Electronics. She worked in IT for a year, and then as a lecturer at an engineering college. During this time, Anitha “felt like a machine” and could not find work satisfaction. She was inspired after reading online that Montessori method grounds a child, and decided to join her child. During the orientation she noticed that one child was working with Decanomial square material, and another child knocked it unintentionally. However, the first child was unwavered, he simply did the exercise again. This was the moment she realized the value and decided to work with this philosophy. The work satisfaction that was lacking in previous jobs returned once she started working with the Montessori method and children. She likes to spend her time listening to motivational speakers, especially of Mahatria Ra. She also enjoys cooking.

Archana Gowlikar Primary Guide
Archana is a Montessori guide for primary level and generously introduces Elementary children to crafts such as sewing. She received a B.Com degree in Computers. While looking for schools for her first born in the US, she discovered a Montessori school. The philosophy and the ability of child to learn by application and usage of material “pulled her” into the method. She obtained a diploma in Primary education from AMI’s trainer Debra Harrington in Texas. She then worked at Preston Creek Montessori school in Texas. Upon returning to India, she obtained AMI’s diploma in Primary Education at Hyderabad, and has been with Cremon for the past five years. She enjoys spending her time singing and listening to classical music. She “wants to work with children by offering the right kind of help  to ensure the child is able to learn more easily”. Her dream is to do a solo singing and piano performance for an audience. She loves to always learn something new from everyone she meets.

Ayesha Sultana Primary Assistant Guide
Ayesha is probably the most graceful adult at Cremon, and not surprisingly most children flock to her. She thoroughly enjoys children and has the rare gift to work with any child and help them settle. After completing B.Com, she worked at a traditional school for a year before finding Montessori and then Cremon through her sister. She could immediately see the contrast between a traditional and Montessori environments, in that children in the latter environment are treated with respect and as independent thinkers and doers. Don’t let her calm demeanor fool you, because she is a child at heart and loves to dance, sing, shop and do lots of arts and crafts.

Maheshwari Yedla Primary Assistant Guide
Maheshwari obtained a B.Tech degree in ECE, after which she worked at a software company. While preparing for a career in banking, she learned about Montessori through a cousin and her child who goes to Cremon. Her interest in the method grew over time after watching her cousin interact with the child. Since associating with Cremon, she feels a change in her own attitude and personal growth in addition to feeling the satisfaction from working with children. Learning continuously and updating herself is something she feels is very important to her. She likes cooking and crafts in her free time.

Manognya Challa Primary Guide
Manognya has always been inspired by the nature, which led her to conduct research on biofuels during her Masters education, and subsequently as a research assistant in Environmental Sciences for 6 years. During this time she had an epiphany that there is so much to learn from nature, and that sensitizing children at an early age is vital because “what cannot be appreciated will not be protected”. Ken Robinson’s TED talk about why there should be a change with the current schooling system inspired her to find alternatives for her child. One of the key differences she noticed in majority of Indian Schools when compared with schools in western countries was rote memorization of concepts vs. their application in project based learning. The large homework loads on young children did not sit right with her. A visit to Montessori environment and learning the philosophy gave her a relief and hope for educating her child. She obtained a diploma in Primary Education from IMC Bangalore. What was supposed to be a regular job interview led to respect for the vision of the founder and co-ordinator, and was inspired to work with Cremon. She likes the fact that “Everyday is a new experience working with children”. Her dream is to learn to play a grand piano.

Padmaja Vadla Primary Assistant Guide
One word to describe Padmaja would probably be "committed". She worked at Cremon in a non-academic capacity, and eventually transitioned into academic role. She has the rare gifts of being able to understand a child and help them settle in the environment. She always keeps her cool when working with children. When asked what her secret is, she calmly says "I love working with children". She is also an arts & crafts specialist, and is particularly good at bringing her hobby to the children.

Sanjana Toddler Guide
Sanjana is one of the hardest working members of Cremon family. She has worked at a school and as a dental nurse before joining Cremon. She loves children, particularly working with them. She can be often heard saying “I treat and love all children as my own. The trust each parent places in the school and me with regards to their child is important to me. I will do everything to send them home as safely as they come to school”. She loves music, dance and teaching. She wants to learn more about Montessori philosophy and obtain the Pre-primary diploma in the future.

Swapna Sipligunj Primary Guide
After obtaining a B.Sc (Genl) degree, Swapna decided to do something by herself, for herself, as she believes in women being independent and empowered. She learned about Montessori philosophy through family. She remembers her first trip to a Montessori environment, where she was pleasantly surprised by a child rolling a mat with such precision which even adults may find hard. She received a diploma in Primary Education from Indian Montessori Center. She is not a fond of movies but enjoys reading books, especially anything related to the life history or teachings of Vivekananda.

Sujatha Geesa Primary Assistant Guide
After obtaining a B.Com degree, Sujatha worked as a telecaller. She has found Montessori and was inspired by the philosophy of learning without force and the innate need of child to learn. Her favourite is learning language using phonics and how the calm nature of an adult in the environment grounds the child. Now, she recommends only Montessori to any parent with a young child. She is hungry to learn more about the method and presentation of material and keeps asking trained adults to them over and over to master the movements. This shows her commitment to self-development. She likes to draw and listen to music in her free time.

Sunitha Singh Subedar Primary Guide
Very few people have the fortune of clarity about career paths at an early age. Sunitha is one of those lucky ones. Inspired by her teacher in school, Sunitha was determined to become a teacher after growing up. Her path to Montessori has not been as straight forward though. In fact it took her over 8 years and a lot of pressure from her friends to get enrolled into the Montessori Primary Diploma from IMC, Hyderabad. Her background as a Hindi Pandit, and sheer determination has led her on a career path from assistant teacher to a senior teacher to a Head Mistress of a traditional children's playschool . Obviously, she felt it would be a step down to go from Principal to a new Montessori teacher and start over. It did not help that she was not impressed by the theory during Montessori training. However, it all changed when she went for observations as part of the training and noticing the incredible ease with which children learned. She started to pay more attention in the classes and realized she has found the method to stay with. She worked at Tarapoorwala's Montessori House of Children for a couple of years and has later chosen to make Cremon her home five years ago. Sunitha likes to write and find poems and stories, or design worksheets or make material for children in her class for their development. She is also keen on training to work with special needs children. On a more personal level, she likes to cook and experiment on her husband.