Who We Are
Naz Afzal
Founder & Montessori Educator
“Every child deserves to be seen, understood and given the opportunity to learn in a way that respects who they are.”
Naz Afzal is the founder of Limes Montessori and a qualified Montessori educator with a particular commitment to creating thoughtful, inclusive learning environments in which children can develop confidence, independence and a genuine enjoyment of learning.
Her approach is rooted in the belief that education should respond to the individual child. She is particularly interested in supporting children who may not always flourish within conventional educational settings, including children with different learning profiles and neurodivergent children.
Naz’s route into Montessori education is supported by a broad academic and teaching background. She graduated with an LLB in Law from SOAS, University of London, in 2006 before completing a Master’s degree in South Asian Area Studies. She subsequently trained as a secondary teacher, completing a PGCE for ages 11–19 at Goldsmiths, University of London, and went on to teach Urdu and Law.
In 2014, Naz chose to move into Montessori education, an approach that reflected her developing philosophy of how children learn best. She trained with Montessori Centre International, completing a Level 4 Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy for Early Years (0–7), before extending her Montessori training into the primary years through Hands-On Learning at Coggeshall Montessori.
At Limes Montessori, Naz brings together her academic background, teaching experience and Montessori training to create a carefully prepared environment where children are encouraged to work purposefully, make meaningful choices and progress at an appropriate pace.
Central to her practice is respect for the child: observing carefully, recognising individual strengths and needs, and providing the right balance of guidance, challenge and independence.
Through Limes Montessori, Naz aims to offer children an education that is academically purposeful while remaining warm, responsive and deeply respectful of childhood.
Zsuzsanna Burian
Specialist in Movement & Development
“The task shapes the child, and the child shapes the task.”
Zsuzsanna Burian brings specialist knowledge of movement, development and the important relationship between physical development and learning to Limes Montessori.
Her professional background includes training and experience in INPP (Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology), Basic Movement Therapy and Conductive Education, also known as the Pető Method. This gives Zsuzsanna a distinctive understanding of how movement, coordination, sensory experiences and purposeful activity can contribute to a child’s wider development.
Her approach sits naturally alongside Montessori practice, where movement is recognised as an important part of learning and children are given opportunities to develop coordination, concentration, independence and confidence through purposeful activity.
Zsuzsanna works with sensitivity to the individual child, recognising that children develop in different ways and at different rates. Through careful observation and appropriately chosen activities, she seeks to provide opportunities for children to strengthen their physical foundations while developing confidence in their own abilities.
At Limes Montessori, Zsuzsanna’s specialist perspective enriches our understanding of the whole child. Her work complements the prepared Montessori environment and our commitment to providing thoughtful, individualised support that enables children to participate, explore and become increasingly independent.
Her calm, purposeful approach reflects a shared principle at Limes Montessori: rather than asking every child to fit one way of learning, we seek to understand the child and create the conditions in which they can grow.