Színes Gyerekkert Óvoda

  • Danni Szeli

    Teacher Coach

    Originally from Warrington, England, Danni has lived in Hungary since 2004. She began her career as a dance teacher after earning her teaching certificate from a UK dance college, later transitioning into early childhood education.

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  • Danielle Burke

    Danielle Burke

    Teacher

    Hailing from Ireland, Danielle has dedicated her career to teaching English across the globe. Her journey began in France, and from there, she’s had the privilege of teaching in Vietnam and Cambodia.

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  • Thessalia Petrou

    Thessalia Petrou

    Bilingual Program Manager

    Thessi’s name reflects her background, as she was born and raised in Hungary to a Cypriot father and a Hungarian mother.

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  • Czvitkovics Fanni

    Czvitkovics Fanni

    Bilingual Program Coordinator

    Fanni joined the Bilingual Program Team in December 2022 as a Bilingual Program Coordinator for the Óbuda-and Nyár Kindergartens. After high school she graduated with a double major in Hungarian Studies and Hungarian as a Foreign Language Teacher at Eötvös Loránd University.

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  • Gina Harsanyi

    Gina Harsanyi

    Teacher Coach

    Gina was born and raised in Sydney, Australia by parents of Italian origin. She met her Hungarian husband in Australia and moved to Budapest with him and her 3 daughters in 2001 and has been living here ever since.

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  • Dana Palojtay-Thiessen

    Dana Palojtay-Thiessen

    Teacher Coach

    Dana was born in Canada and moved to Hungary in 1989 with her family. Music has always been a big part of her life and she began her musical training in flute at the age of 6. She received her diploma in Flute Performance at McGill University in Montreal, QC. Throughout her life, Dana has…

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  • Callan Goulding

    Callan Goulding

    Teacher

    Callan was born and raised in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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  • Eve Carter

    Eve Carter

    Teacher

    Evie is originally from Nottingham, England and studied English Language and Linguistics at the University of Birmingham.

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  • Shelby Salisbury

    Shelby Salisbury

    Teacher

    Shelby is from North Carolina in the United States of America but was living in Ireland this past year.

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  • Anika Harsányi

    Anika Harsányi

    Teacher

    Anika Harsányi was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She grew up in a bilingual household and has been exposed to multiple languages from a very young age. Anika joined the Bilingual Program over 10 years ago and after some time away she is returning as Main Teacher in Daisy group at Colourful kindergarten.

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