about us
We see children as capable, curious, and ready for more. Brought to you by the owners of LA’s leading language immersion preschool, Culver City Montessori, we believe immersion should be intuitive. Multilingualism should be normal. And early childhood education should empower children for the real world, not just prepare them for the next classroom.
Together, we lead Minerva as a mother-daughter team, blending deep roots in Montessori education with a future-facing, research-backed approach to language learning. While my mom built the program, I, Shaneel, was living it — first as a student, then as an educator, and eventually as a leader myself.
Our Trimmersion™ approach—offering daily Mandarin, Spanish, and English— is rooted in research and built to develop real skills: cognitive strength, cultural fluency, emotional regulation, independence, and academic readiness. We’re building a dedicated space to provide just that. Backed by decades of experience in Montessori education, years of immersion success, and the lived wisdom of raising capable, curious kids ourselves — Minerva School was created to deliver a higher standard.
At Minerva, we’re creating that future every day. Our vision is to raise a generation of culturally aware, confident learners who are academically prepared, emotionally grounded, and curious about the world around them. Because thriving in tomorrow’s world starts with how we teach them today.
XO, Yazmin & Shaneel
