Our Guest: Tatenda Blessing Muchiriri
Show Notes
Tatenda Blessing Muchiriri joins the podcast to tell the story of how his non-profit organization, Rungano Montessori on Wheels was born. Tatenda’s goal is to move education liberation forward by co-creating Montessori-based learning environments within Black and Brown communities, ensuring that children and families can learn, play, and dream together. Tatenda chose to put the classroom on a bus, because as he explains it, “Equity is bringing a service to the families, who otherwise would not have access.”
MoW offers parent-partnership programs, small group Montessori experiences, and small group tutoring with trained Montessori guides. Tatenda describes how important it is to demystify the term “Montessori,” instead emphasizing the aspects of hands-on materials, individualized learning, and storytelling. Tatenda explains that by exposing families to Montessori, even in small doses, parents are able to see their children as learners, see themselves as educators, and become empowered to advocate for their children’s education.
About our Guest
Tatenda Blessing Muchiriri
Chief Dreamer, Montessori on Wheels
Tatenda Muchiriri was born in Zimbabwe and discovered his love of Montessori when he moved to China where he had the opportunity to work with children for seven years before moving to Boulder, Colorado in 2015. Tatenda is passionate about Montessori philosophy and received his American Montessori Society Infant/Toddler and Early Childhood credential through Montessori Education Center of the Rockies. He was privileged to be part of the AMS Emerging Leaders Fellowship 2nd cohort 2018, Moonshot Edventures fellowship 4th cohort 2020 and 2nd cohort Iterative Space Fellowship 2021. Tatenda also served between 2019-20122 as a board member for Colorado Montessori Association and is currently a board member for Montessori Education Center of the Rockies. He now resides in Denver, Colorado where he is the founder and Chief Dreamer at Montessori on Wheels, a mobile learning program that seeks to expand access to Montessori education in Black and Brown communities, inspiring learning beyond walls.
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