Mrs Bonita Smith is an experienced early years educator of 17 years for children aged birth to 6 years old. She has been an Assistant Manager and Head Teacher of two Nursery schools in Dubai since moving from her home country, South Africa, in 2015.
Mrs Smith has early years teaching experience from South Africa, has been a manager of a Kumon tutoring centre specialising in English and Mathematics, helped start up a school, and once owned her own business, which consisted of party hire items.
Mrs Smith completed her 3 year Early years Diploma in South Africa in 2005 and has also studied her Cache level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Children and Young People Services. Mrs Smith is currently completing her PGCE(i) through Nottingham University, England.
Mrs Smith has also achieved her certificate in Making the PYP Happen and has multiple professional development certificates ranging from ‘Child Protection’ to ‘Raising an Early Reader.’
Over the years Mrs Smith has offered many professional development workshops to her work
colleagues, from successful potty training, resilience, and wellbeing, and most recently offered a workshop on “How to communicate with Early Years Students” to her work colleagues at Dwight.
Mrs Smith holds a passion for teaching young children and is always aiming high to maintain her knowledge in the constantly changing world of early years, and especially her relationships with parents and students.
Outside of work Mrs Smith can often be found at the swimming pool or beach enjoying time with her family.