Lisa Bruno, Neighbor

Lisa Bruno is founder and director of Brooklyn Children's House, an in-home Montessori School program for children 2-5 years old in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn.

Lisa is a Brooklyn native with over 10 years of experience working with children. She received her AMI Montessori training from Montessori Northwest in Portland, OR and her Master of Education degree from Loyola University. While working at a preschool in Brooklyn, Lisa was advised to read E.M. Standings biography of Maria Montessori. Inspired by Montessori’s life and work Lisa began reading Montessori’s books including The Secret of Childhood and The Absorbent Mind, finding the philosophy of observation and child led learning to meld with her own ideas of respectful and progressive education. Her rich background includes teaching positions at several well-known schools in Brooklyn including Red Hook Playgroup, Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, and Brooklyn Friends.

Prior to working in Early Childhood Education, Lisa received her undergraduate degree in Studio Art from Hunter College and spent several years living and working at The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina where she learned to knit, quilt, play guitar and contra dance. An active member of The Folk School community, Lisa continues to visit the school annually and has taught classes in hand lettering, weaving and painting. Lisa also teaches art and education classes at the Brooklyn Brainery.

When not working with children Lisa can be found riding her bike, crafting, playing guitar or on long walks with her dog, a 9-year-old rescue named Whistle Pig. Whistle Pig lives on the premises but does not have direct contact with the children.