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Our Educators
Lisa Bruno
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co-director and educator
Lisa is a Brooklyn native with close to 2 decades of experience working with young children. Lisa is Montessori trained for birth to age 6 having received diplomas from both the American Montessori Society (AMS) and the Association Montessori International (AMI). Lisa holds a Master of Education degree from Loyola University and is a certified Positive Discipline Educator through the Positive Discipline Association.
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Lisa is passionate about guiding young children through the world with respect and dignity. She deeply believes that young children are magical beings doing the extremely hard work of transforming themselves into the world. They are due the respect and reverence that they deserve.
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Prior to working in Early Childhood Education, Lisa received her undergraduate degree in Studio Art from Hunter College and spent several years living and working at The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina where she learned to knit, quilt, play guitar, contra dance, and "sing behind the plow," the Folk School motto, which means to take joy in everyday occurances .
When not working with children, Lisa can be a crafting, playing guitar, spending time with her niblings or at the dog park with her best friend, a mutt named Hamilton.
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Gyrchel Moore
she / her
co-director and educator
Proudly hailing from the island of Trinidad and Tobago, Gyrchel Moore wears many hats. She is a Mama, early childhood educator, birth worker and ever-evolving mover. Gyrchel prides herself in embracing self reinvention and the ability to learn from anyone. She particularly values the lessons she learns from children. Her 9 year old son Menes, is one of her greatest teachers.
Gyrchel is constantly relearning and rethinking what it means to be an “expert” and who get to be called such. After working and growing with children for over 15 years she believes that there are always more questions to ask. There is always more to observe, more lessons to learn, practices to embrace and breaths to take.
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Keeping these tenets close, Gyrchel is continuing her studies and acquiring her Masters Degree in Psychology. She is thrilled to be co-directing alongside her dear friend Lisa Bruno to propel Brooklyn Children’s House.