Meet Our Team
A family-led school, with a team that stays.
Children thrive when the adults around them are steady, warm, and known. Our team has been quietly building that kind of community in Katy since 2010.
Our Roots
Leadership
Best Kids Academy was founded in 2010 by two retired Taiwanese educators who came to Texas to share authentic Montessori with their new community.
Today, the school is run by their three sons, who continue the family-led culture and thoughtful standards their parents built.
Director
Mr. Brian Chen
Second Director
Mr. Willie Chen
Admin
Ms. Diana Tran
Admin Assistant
Mr. Paddy Chen
Ms. Archana brings over 20 years of Montessori and early childhood education experience, including Montessori classroom leadership, curriculum support, and teacher mentoring. She holds a MACTE Montessori Diploma from the Toronto Montessori Institute and helps support calm, engaging, and child-centered learning environments throughout the school.
In the Classroom
Classroom Teachers
Our classroom teachers help create warm, structured, and engaging learning environments where children feel safe, supported, and encouraged to grow each day.
Ms. Suganya Jagadeesan
Ms. Francia Torres
Ms. Niurka Primera
Ms. Claudia Batres
Ms. Nandhini Janarthanan
Ms. Dianey Santana
Enrichment
Specialists
Our enrichment specialists help bring movement, creativity, language, and exploration into each child's experience at Best Kids Academy.
Mandarin
Ms. Helen Wang
Spanish & Art
Ms. Silvia Pidgirsky
Piano
Ms. Elizabeth Wang
Basketball
Coach Willie Chen
Chess
Coach John Hendrick
Kidokinetics
Coach Connor Reese
Join Our Team
We're always interested in meeting warm, reliable Montessori teachers and assistants.
If you share our values and enjoy working in calm, child-centered learning environments, we'd love to hear from you.
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