OUR TEAM
MURVELY SCHMITT
FOUNDER/PRINCIPLE
ECE, MONTESSORI, SPECIAL NEEDS and IT
Murvely is the founder of Westbridge Montessori Academy. She has vast experience in Montessori schools as well has recently attained her certification in Infant and Toddler as well as Special Needs. Murvely also has a background in business which assists her in a well run school and program for the children.
With a deep understanding on how children learn, through 15+ years experience in teaching and leading schools, she has developed an integrated curriculum which is based on Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and STEM (Science Technology and Math) teaching styles. With this, Murvely has honed her skills to enrich the children's learning and have solid results gaining them excellent credentials to move forward to the next level in their school careers.
KEN SCHMITT
CO-FOUNDER/ADMINISTRATOR
Ken has a background none related to the development of children, but in business and online marketing. His love for children however is greatly welcomed by the children of the school in all visits that he is able to do. See him at the school and you will find the children playing with him, jumping all over him and always excited to see him make his appearances throughout the weeks.
LOVELY JANE TERNURA
ASSISTANT TEACHER
ECE
Lovely, known as "Jane" to the parents and students, came aboard in 2019 as a helper to the classroom and enjoyed being with the children so much, she decided to take official classes to become an early childhood educator to join the ranks of teaching alongside Murvely. Teacher Jane has come a long way developing her skills over the past few years and has a great way with the children to make them feel at home, and at ease with the learning process.