Blooming Brains Academy

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Our Team

OUR TEAM

Rajeshri Gandhi Bhatia

Founder

Rajeshri Gandhi Bhatia has over 25 years of experience teaching students at all grade levels, leading and starting schools, coaching and developing staff and reforming educational organizations. A graduate of Detroit Country Day School, where she also taught and coached, she went on to earn a Bachelors of Science degree in Education from The University of Michigan and Master’s Degree...

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Katie Cosmi

Consultant

Katie Cosmi is a 20+ year veteran of the Montessori community in Metro Detroit. As a graduate of Michigan State University, her path in Montessori began as a substitute teacher and lead to years of experience as a lead teacher, program coordinator, and administrator. She has been a School Director and has led very successful Montessori programs. She holds two...

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Paige Perrell

Lead Infant & Young Toddler Teacher

Paige’s passion for working with children started at a young age, growing up with a big family full of many younger cousins that she babysat quite often and quickly fell in love with caring for children. She always knew that her career would lead her to work with children in some capacity but the field of education called her name...

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Carina Gomez

Lead Toddler Teacher

Carina Gomez has been working in the Montessori community since 2017, first as an assistant teacher and then as a lead teacher, teaching toddlers. Originally from Mexico, Carina’s first language is Spanish, but she has conquered the challenge of learning German and English as well. Carina lived in Germany for 7 years and after working at a company in finance...

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Fikrat Foudeh

Assistant Toddler Teacher

Fikrat has years of experience in early childhood education, both in primary and Montessori schools. She has always had a strong desire to teach young children because she adores them. Shortly after she graduated with her associate’s degree in English literature and obtained her teaching certificate, she began working with preschoolers and first graders at schools in Pittsburg and Pennsylvania...

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Rajitha Podishetty

Assistant Teacher

With nearly a decade of experience working with preschoolers, Rajitha Podishetty is an enthusiast at heart with a deep-seated passion for early childhood education. She embarked on this fulfilling journey driven by her love for engaging with young minds and watching them flourish. Rajitha is an ardent believer in the Montessori philosophy, which champions personalized learning and encourages children to...

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Ludmila Weisberg

Assistant Teacher

With an unquenchable passion for teaching and an enriching career spanning two decades, Luda Weisberg is a seasoned educator dedicated to cultivating vibrant, captivating classrooms. Prior to Blooming Brains Academy, Ms. Luda enriched her skillset by serving as a lead teacher in a lower elementary classroom for close to 8 years. During this time, she amassed a treasure trove of...

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