Michel Canestrale
With close to 30 years of experience as the Director of Chabad Early Learning on the Upper West Side, Pearl Stroh has been at the forefront of early childhood education within our community and beyond. Having extensive involvement in teaching within the classroom as well as directing a preschool, Mrs. Stroh enjoys working closely with parents and teachers in order to facilitate each child’s social, emotional and academic development. She also supports staff members to achieve their professional goals, all while being complementary team members to each other. Her expertise is sought out by many, and she is a mentor and lecturer to hundreds of educators worldwide. She is also currently a professor at Daemen College where she teaches courses on Early Childhood and Special Education. Mrs. Stroh will serve as acting director at Tamim Academy of NYC for the first two years until the school retains a permanent head of school.
Pearl Stroh holds an a M.S.Ed from Staten Island College and has New York State certification for Nursery through 6th grade.