Glennelle Anderson

Glennelle Anderson has dedicated the past 30 years to the education of the young child.  She was introduced to the Montessori method  in 1974 when she began working at Palmer Montessori school as an assistant to the primary class. As this group of children moved into the elementary environment, Glennelle moved with them.

Glennelle developed and directed an afternoon and summer program for elementary aged children. 

Glennelle discovered the magical world of toddlers when her life's journey lead her to Children's Garden Montessori School.  Here she found she had an innate ability to grasp the communication style of the toddler and discovered her life's calling. 

It was while in this setting that Ms. Anderson enrolled in the very first and only Infant/Toddler training program offered by the Houston Montessori Center.  While at Children's Garden, Glennelle designed and implemented an infant program for children aged 3 months to 18 months.

After Children's Garden, Glennelle was brought on board at the Village Montessori school. Here she again developed an infant community.  She was also played a role in the development of the North Harris College Infant/Toddler training course.  The single Montessori Infant/Toddler training available in Houston at this time.

Glennelle was made the director of the Village Montessori school in 1997.

In 1999 Glennnelle began her nine year tenure at First Steps Montessori School where she was an active participant in the school's growth and reputation as an outstanding school for young children.

In June of 2008 Glennelle Anderson and her business partner Nadine Mouton founded the Bonne Vie School. 

Nadine Mouton

Nadine was introduced to the Montessori method at the age of nine. Her sister-in-law was one of the very first primary trained students at the Houston Montessori Center.

The principles of the Montessori Method came very naturally to Ms. Mouton. Being one of 16 children, natural and logical consequences were already very much a part of her experience.

Nadine began working at Morning Glory Montessori school in the fall of 1984.  She first worked with the Toddler community as an assiatant.

After three months working with the Toddlers, the director of Morning Glory asked Ms. Mouton to design an afternoon program for the Primary Class. Nadine designed and implemented a program that included music, cooking, art and gymnastics.

She directed this program until 1986 when she was encouraged to persue her certification as a Montessori Primary teacher.

Nadine received her training and certification from the Houston Montessori Center in 1987. She continued to work at Morning Glory until 1996 when her mother became ill.

During her tenure at Morning Glory, Nadine also worked as the director of Religious Education at the Unitarian Fellowship of Houston.

In 1997 Ms. Mouton was made the director of a small Montessori School in the Heights by the name of Three R's Plus Montessori.  Here she learned the ins and outs of directing a Montessori preschool.

Nadine joined the staff of First Steps Montessori as the assistant to the director in the fall of 2000.  As First Steps grew in enrollment and reputation, Nadine was made the lead teacher of the third primary class.  Here she spent the next eight years joyfully educating the students of First Steps.

In June of 2008 the Bonne Vie adventure began!