Our Staff

Aska is our senior educator with over 20 years of experience in education and has taught in South Korea and South Africa. Aska holds a bachelor's degree in education and is keenly interested in the relationship between physical and cognitive development.

Kirsty is a qualified Montessori teacher. Kirsty has taught since 2016 and, before joining Liberté, held various teaching positions across multiple ages and subjects. She has a passion for the performing arts and the holistic development of children.

Ellen has a natural passion and talent for teaching and has completed a series of professional development courses and mentorship programmes within the field of education. She continues to study and aims to complete her teaching qualification within the next 3 to 5 years.

Nathi is currently studying towards her Montessori teaching qualification and has been an assistant in various classrooms for the past ten years. She is passionate about designing and developing play-based educative activities and how nutrition influences children's learning ability.

Traci holds a bachelor's degree in education from the University of South Africa. Since starting her teaching career in 2009, she has designed and implemented various teaching methods and curricula across multiple subjects and age groups and is passionate about alternative teaching strategies.

From her native country, Germany, Elena has lived and worked in various countries before moving to Cape Town in 2022. She has a talent for making learning German fun, striking the right balance between grammar, conversation and enjoyable language learning activities.

Sandra Taurisson is a native French speaker with a wealth of experience teaching and working with children. She provided academic support as a tutor in France and taught French to Vietnamese children in Hanoi in 2012. Sandra has led summer holiday camps for French children and teenagers, serving as an activity leader and camp director. Besides form tutoring for Liberté School, Sandra has been hosting various cooking and baking classes for kids in Cape Town since 2021.

Originally from Malawi and having worked as a private chef prior to joining Liberté, quite simply, Annie makes fantastic food.  From homemade muesli, and sourdough bread for breakfast, to her ability to incorporate plenty of healthy vegetables into her lunch menus, she keeps the students asking for more.