Authors’ Profile

Our learning concepts are the product of a team whose members contribute their expertise from many different professions. Apart from special didactic viewpoints, aspects of developmental psychology according to Montessori, as well as the latest neuro-scientific insights of various pedagogical areas, find their way into the conception.

Suzanne Voss

• Author of Myrtel Team
  
• born in 1959 in Hamburg, married
  
• pedagogical studies in Kiel and Lüneburg to teach at elementary and junior high schools in the subjects of German,
  
• general education and music further education and observation at schools in USA, Singapore, Canada, France and Denmark
  
• elementary school teacher in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein schools since 1991
  
• principal in 2000/2001
  
• guest lecturer at Universities, Colleges, and various educational institutions
• developer of the multisensory building blocks of the MB-System since 2002

Annette Rögener

• Author of Myrtel Team
  
• born in 1959 in Hamburg
  
• secondary school teacher – still active on the job
  
• physiotherapist training at the institute for vocational adult education therapist for sensomotoric therapy and integration (training at the "Institut für Kindesentwicklung", IKE, Dr. Flehmig)
  
• assistant in a practice for childrens’ therapy caring for children displaying behavioural problems advisor to parents and teachers in cooperation with various schools teacher in regular classes as well as in classes with both, normal and socially-challenged students
  
• assistant in the "PEPE-Project" in Hamburg (project encompassing different grade levels to promote the progress of children displaying behavioural problems)
  
• guest lecturer at Universities, Colleges, and various educational institutions
• for many years participant in international congresses member of the "Archiv der Zukunft" (Archive of the Future).

Brigitte Hilbert

• Author of Myrtel Team
  
• born in 1948 in Schleswig-Holstein, married, two children
  
• pedagogical studies with a secondary school teacher degree including permission to teach at elementary and junior high school
  
• teacher training with a focus on elementary school work middle and high school teacher of English and mathematics
  
• for 18 years teacher at an elementary school in Hamburg since 1989
  
• 2002: participation with her class in the pilot project "Myrtel and Bo"
  
• author for Myrtel Team since 2003
  
• trained in yoga for children
  
• active in the field of training teachers with focus on the German language subject
  
• guest lecturer at Universities, Colleges, and various educational institutions
• member of the "Archiv der Zukunft" (Archive of the Future).

Sigrid Skwirblies

• Author of Myrtel Team
  
• born in 1965, married
  
• secondary school teacher at schools for special education; pedagogue for children with speech impediments, and active teacher (currently in classes with different grade levels)
  
• teacher in special schools in North Rhine-Westfalia for 10 years
  
• teaching classes with a share of students displaying behavioural problems for 9 years
• collaborator in an out-patient speech healing department and in a speech healing practice for five years
  
• speech learning coordinator
  
• participant in international congresses
  
• member of the "Archiv der Zukunft" (Archive of the Future)
  
• guest lecturer at Universities, Colleges, and various educational institutions with a focus on interconnecting different school subjects in teaching German and speech development.