Les Trois Elles started with three friends, Marilyne, Valérie and Gaël.
Marilyne has a PhD in Literature, Valerie and Gaël both hold a Masters degree in Business Administration. Gaël has been working in the Marketing department of a major Luxury brand. Marilyne and Valérie changed their career paths and became Montessori Educators.
The three of them combined have 10 children aged 1 to 12 years old. They frequently get together and talk about education and parenthood. All three of them are convinced that the Montessori Method is extremely comprehensive. Having seen how their own children reacted to this method, they've always nurtured the dream to make it accessible to a larger number of children.
These three passionate women give a new turn to their careers with the launch of their first iPad application in French and in English
Valérie grew-up in Canada. Part of her heart is still over there so she tries to go on a regular basis and she sends her children to summer camp in Ontario.
Bilingual in French and English, Valérie did her Bachelor’s in Montreal (UQAM) and her post-grad in Lyon (EM Lyon France). After Canada and France, London was where she started her first job as a consultant for an American consulting firm. After 4 years of consulting, she decided to dramatically change careers and studied to become a Montessori teacher….in Paris!
Having worked in an international Montessori school for 8 years, she’s taken care of hundreds of children between 3 and 6 and has had four of her own.
Now that child number 4 is “a big girl”, Valérie decided to merge her professional experiences by offering educational interactive games based on the Montessori Method. She is now based in London.
She enjoys…inviting 28 people for dinner and newborns.
She hates….moving!
Marilyne (also known as Marie) is a pure product from Brittany (you know, the place where they make pancakes and cider).
She studied medieval literature for over 5 years and wrote her PhD on the role of the heroine in 13th Century novels. This thesis was published by the Université de Lyon II.
All this studying wasn’t enough. As soon as she finished her PhD, she decided to study to become a Montessori teacher, her two favorite subjects being children and education
For the past 10 years, she’s been teaching in Parisian Montessori schools, specializing children from 2 to 3 years old.
She has three daughters aged between 3 and 9. Marie is convinced that her « digital natives » will gain a lot from tools such as the iPad. She is eager to develop intelligent apps for this generation to learn with.
She enjoys…fashion (she has a thing for gold) and choosing books (especially for children).
She hates...never-ending renovations!
Gaël was born in the Loire Valley and as such, is our Princess.
She first studied in Paris, then in Lyon (EM Lyon) where she majored in Marketing. Fashion, cosmetics, luxury, those are the key words defining the career of this woman who appreciates esthetic, design and quality.
Being a bit of a geek, she received her iPad as soon as it came out in France, on May 28th.
Gaël describes herself as a “modern feminist”. She is a working mom of three who pays a lot of attention to alternative pedagogies. Thanks to her two friends, she rapidly became a real fan of Maria Montessori’s way of teaching.
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