Jacqui Zeelie is the founder and principal of The Capstone School. After gaining teaching experience as the standard head at a Model C school, she established Children's World Pre-School in 1997. She is a member of the Reggio Emilia Alliance, holds a Diploma in Montessori Education and is the proprietor of a study skills programme. Jacqui has attended a number of workshop, the most notable of which include Adoption and Attachment, Sensorial Development and Reggio Emilia in the Classroom. Jacqui's teaching philisophy is premised on valuing each child in a happy, loving, stress free learning environment.