MONTESSORI EN VILLE
Independant Montessori bilingual school
OUR TEAM
Guide, inspire and support
LOUISE DÉSILES
Founder & Administrator
Montessori Establishment's Administrator certified by the Association Montessori Internationale, she is a emchatronics engineer. After ten years working in various industrial fields, today, she puts her skills as a project manager at the service of a project that reflects her values, inspired by her parenthood.
To know everything about the project's origin, listen in French to the episode 4 of "Parlons Education !" podcast, created by the great Ella Duval just here, or the 2nd episode of the inspiring Audrey Hernandez' podcast "A L'Envers", as well as this episode of the Octopop pro podcast, the network for neuro-atypical professionals.
MARION FOURMY
French speaking 3-6 Educator
& Pedagogical director
Montessori educator 3-6 years old, graduated in 2016 from the Institut Supérieur Maria Montessori de Nogent-sur-Marne, and certified by the Association Montessori Internationale, Marion has enriched her experience within two Montessori schools, where she held the positions educator and pedagogical director.
Several years of activity leadership and youth center management have allowed her to observe the child in a fulfilling framework of creativity and exchanges.
She was part of the founding team of Montessori En Ville, whose values she shares.
She will guide children in confidence and self-esteem with her joy and her natural sweetness.
MADELENE HARMEL
English speaking 3-6 Assistant
Madie began her journey with the Montessori pedagogy during her Bachelor's degree in Educational Sciences in the Philippines (her country of birth). In 2004, she joined the Bilingual Montessori School of Val de Marne (now the International Trilingual Montessori School of Val-de-Marne) and trained as an AMI Montessori Educator with the Montessori Centre International in London.
She joined Montessori En Ville for the start of the 2025 school year after 16 years back in the Philippines. Following the "one language, one person" model, she works alongside Marion, communicating only in English.
Madie always welcomes the children in our Children's House with a smile, along with endless patience and gentleness.
ELISE CHABERT
French speaking 6-12 Educator
ALBAN VIDAL
International Elementary Educator
Alban has been teaching since 2006, and he joins Montessori En Ville for the start of the 2025 school year after 15 years of expatriation, from Copenhagen to San Francisco, via Bangkok! He has had the opportunity to collaborate with researchers on issues related to foreign language acquisition in international contexts.
He works in tandem with Elise, specifically on topics related to bilingualism: welcoming non-French-speaking children, introducing English to children who only speak French, and so on.
While he is not formally trained in the Montessori pedagogy itself, the philosophy is very familiar to him, as he has worked in a 'flexible classroom' setting for years.
Among the many projects he has led, Alban was notably the Anti-Bullying Coordinator at the Lycée Français de Copenhague.
Children always find an attentive and caring ear in him.
After a degree in cinema and a career in animated cinema and daycare animation, Elise began teaching in 2022. Already interested in alternative pedagogies, she decided to dive into Montessori pedagogy by training for Children's House with the AIRAM Montessori, partner of the Institut Supérieur Maria Montessori.
When Montessori En Ville first opened its doors, she arrived as an Elementary Assistant and subsequently decided to also train in the 6-12 year cycle with Nascita training center in Angers.
She shares with the children her dynamism, her love of art and outdoor activities.
