Paula Teixeira
Lower Elementary Directress

Paula has over 17 years of Montessori education experience, first as an assistant and later as a co-lead Elementary guide.  Paula received her Lower and Upper Elementary Montessori credential from Saint Mary’s College, in California. 

Paula was born in Angola where she lived until she was five years old. Paula moved with her family to Lisbon where she spent her youth and completed her studies. She holds a degree from Universidade Europeia.  After getting married, Paula and her husband, Pedro Teixeira, moved to the United States where their two children were born. Paula’s children attended Sunrise Montessori of Napa Valley from age two to twelve.  Paula brings a wealth of Montessori experience to Kairos, both as a guide and as a Montessori parent.  

In the past year Paula has completed the “Understanding Interventions and Therapies in a Montessori Setting" course from Loyola University, Maryland.