Costa Mesa Primary: Teacher Biographies

Meet Our Teaching Staff

Our teachers are all fully qualified Montessori teachers, many with bachelor and graduate degrees.  Our classrooms are NIDO (6 weeks to 24 months),  Orange Room (18 - 36 months),  Blue Room (30 - 47 months), Red Room (Pre-K to K age)

Ms. Elva Medina  (NIDO)

Ms. Elva has been in the child care profession  (specifically infant/toddler care) for more than 2 decades.  She is a loving, nurturing, and caring child care provider.  Families love the attention and love she gives to the infants under her care.

Ms. Tesja De Veyra (NIDO)

Ms. Tesja has been a Montessori teacher for 3 years now and currently pursuing a degree in Sociology.  She loves working with the infants under her care and she loves to prepare art activities for them.

Ms. Victoria Rollins (Orange Room)

Ms.  Victoria has years of childcare experience and working towards her Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education from Cal State Fullerton.  Her loving and caring nature makes it easy for toddlers to feel loved and cared for in the classroom.

Ms. Ana Ramirez (Blue Room)

Ms. Ramirez has been with ICMA for almost a decade now and her dedication to her profession and the love and care she provides for her students has endeared her to a lot of families. She provides a perfect blend of Montessori structure and a nurturing factor that makes her class a wonderful Montessori classroom.

Ms. Zaira Camargo (Red Room) 

Ms. Camargo is a very artistic, precise, and wonderful educator.  She provides a quality Montessori education among her pre-K students.  She loves teaching through Art and the children are drawn to it and become interested in learning because of the fun environment she provides in her class. 

 Ms. Jessica Rios (Assistant Teacher)

Ms. Isabel Ramirez (Assistant Teacher)

Ms. Bettina Ordonez  (Assistant Teacher)

Ms. Leslie Vivar - Martinez (Assistant Teacher)

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