2111 Cass Lake Road
248.590.2274
info@bloomingbrainsacademy.com
Our Team
OUR TEAM
Rajeshri Gandhi Bhatia
Founder and Head of School
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...
Mr. Stephen
Operations
Stephen is a dedicated educator with a passion for guiding students. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Michigan State University and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Loyola University Chicago. Stephen’s career spans various fields, including community relations in minor league baseball in Central California, Chicago’s Olympic & Paralympic bid committee, and sales in the bicycle parts...
Mrs. Paige
Lead Teacher, Infants and Young Toddlers
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...
Mrs. Michelle
Assistant Teacher
Michelle's journey into teaching Montessori education commenced during her years spent at home with her own children. Her deep love for her kids and her innate passion for nurturing young minds led her to explore the world of early childhood education. With a heart brimming with compassion, Michelle extended her expertise to infants and toddlers, where she honed her skills...
Mrs. Gomez
Lead Teacher, Toddlers
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...
Mrs. Foudeh
Assistant 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 Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania...
Mrs. Marisela
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Marisela Verdín Esquivel was born in Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas, México where she lived in a rural area without electricity raising crops like corn, beans, sorghum and pumpkins with her six siblings and parents. Ms. Marisela's calm, kind, and humble temperament stems from her childhood as she describes as modest where she always made the most of not very much....
Mrs. Babu
Lead Teacher, Pre Primary
Mrs. Babu brings 17 years of experience teaching students from infants to 6-years-old at several Montessori schools in Metro Detroit. Mrs. Babu enjoys all aspects of the Montessori approach such as the routine it offers children, and teaching children to make good choices and to have respect. Some of her goals for her classroom include working together as a family...
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...
