Budakeszi Szivárvány Óvoda

  • 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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  • Lomniczi Mária

    Lomniczi Mária

    Bilingual Program Coordinator

    Maria Lomniczi has been working with the Bilingual Program for over 10 years (with some gaps).

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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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  • Bazsó Beáta

    Bazsó Beáta

    Teacher Coach

    Bea is a qualified kindergarten teacher who graduated from the Budapest Teacher Training College with a degree in Early Childhood Education.

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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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  • Blanka Erdeg

    Blanka Erdeg

    Native English Teacher

    Blanka was born in Sydney, Australia and moved to Hungary in 2001. She grew up in a bilingual household. She obtained her diploma in Early Childhood Education and studied at Apor Vilmos Catholic College to become a kindergarten teacher. Working with children has always been a passion of hers.

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