Cristina earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Colegio De San Lorenzo (Philippines). She underwent training in the Montessori Methods and Philosophy in 2004 at Casa Dei Montessori and became a Preschool Montessori Teacher. She moved to the U.S.A. to receive her AMS Montessori training. In 2014 she completed her degree in Early Childhood Education and received her American Montessori Society credential at Montessori Teacher Education Center – SF. She loves working with children so much she continued her education through the center to complete her Montessori Infant Toddler credential in 2016. She is also an active parishioner of the Christ the King Parish as a member of the music ministry. 

Cristina has been with Beginnings & Beyond since her first internship in 2013-2014 with the ECE classroom.  She continued with us for her toddler internship in 2015-2016.  She has been a lead teacher in either of our classrooms since then.