Little House After School

Tina Margas, LHAS Director
Tina discovered her love for the MCHD community in 2004 when her daughter entered Preschool. A stay-at-home mom at the time, she found that the Montessori philosophy rang true to her family. To spend more time within the Montessori environment, she became part of the lunch and substitute staff, and found herself intrigued with the Montessori approach to language use and the importance of one’s own joy in completing a task. Tina subsequently accepted the position of LHAS Elementary instructor. In 2005, she became the LHAS Early Childhood instructor and later the LHAS Director. She brings to this position her organizational strengths, and her love for the after-school environment. Tina attended East Carolina University and received her degree as a Professional Massage Therapist and Natural Health Educator from Twin Lakes College of the Healing Arts in Santa Cruz, CA.

Moni Choudhury, Little House Early Childhood Instructor
Moni hails from India, where she earned her Master’s Degree in Political Science and worked at the Research Institute on Women’s Studies. This work directed her focus towards children, and eventually to Montessori education. In 1997, she earned her Montessori Primary Education certificate in North Carolina and taught for a number of years at Montessori Community School. During that time, she took graduate courses at UNC learning various teaching methods for the gifted child. Moni joined MCHD in 2004 as a substitute teacher and soon began teaching in the Little House After School program. She deeply enjoys time amongst children, in a world of smiles, laugher, and love.