Ksenia Dokuchaeva
Key Professional Experience
Sunrise Montessori School, Moscow, Russia
- Founded and managed a bilingual Montessori school (0-6), and elementary Montessori school (6-12)
- Managed the full HR cycle, including recruitment, onboarding, and training
- Handled families enrollment, onboarding, parent education and community development
- Developed school policies and guidelines
- Managed and ensured the quality of 0-6 programs
- Led curriculum development for 0-3 programs and facilitated parent-infant and parent-toddler groups
Professional Experience
Sunrise Ed Care / Family Care, online
- Advised school leaders on opening, managing, and growing Montessori schools in Uzbekistan, Serbia, Portugal, Russia, and Indonesia
- Conducted teacher training and supervision on Montessori methods, child observation, and Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in several schools in Bali
- Developed an online community for Russian-speaking Montessori leaders
- Led online training on school management, including teacher recruitment, retention, parent education, and community development
- Consulted parents on 0-6 child development and creating Montessori-inspired home environments
- Created online resources for parents on psychomotor development (0-3), cooking with children, and designing Montessori-friendly spaces
School of Leaders, Bali, Indonesia
- Helped set up a new Montessori preschool
- For the first year was overseeing all operational processes including hiring & development of the teachers and working with the families
- Consulted on implementation of authentic Montessori practice
Sunrise Corporate Child Care, Moscow, Russia
- Developed corporate child programs, including summer camps and parent education, for major companies like J&J, Mary Kay, 3M, and Microsoft
Baby Club, Moscow, Russia
- Led B2B marketing efforts for a franchise company with 160 child centers
- Developed marketing strategies to support the growth of the franchise network
Education
Loyola University, Maryland, USA — Montessori education with course on Special Education
The Montessori Institute, Denver, USA — AMI training for 0-3 Montessori educators with Judi Orion
Chelyabinsk State University, Russia — Bachelor Degree in Economics
Professional Development
- School Leadership Course, online — Whole School Leadership Institute, USA (2026, in process)
- Non-Violent Communication Intensive Training, Bali — Center for Non-Violent Communication (2023)
- Mediation Workshop, Moscow – Helsinki — Interregional Montessori Association (2024)
- Lead Montessori conference, Prague — Montessori Institute in Prague (2018, 2019)
- Montessori leadership workshops, Moscow — Peter Davidson workshops on school leadership and management (2013, 2015, 2017)
- Managing the school workshops — Interregional Montessori Association (2014 – 2022)
- Various trainings on child development (2013 – 2020): music and movement for 0-3 children, play in Montessori classroom, parent-child groups, Montessori for special needs children etc.
Volunteering
President of Parent Teacher Association — organized community events, supported school fundraising activities
Local Committee President — organized student events and internships to develop leadership skills
References
Montessori consultant
Phone: +1 424 362 6312
Email: irisaeva@gmail.com
Sunrise Montessori School — co-owner and Administrative director
Phone: +7 916 586 02 93
Email: hanmagzl@gmail.com