A first school that feels like home
A Montessori preschool in Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur since 2071 — founded by a teacher, run by teachers, and built around the child.
It began with one classroom and eleven children
Rachana Prajapati opened Mera in Baisakh 2071, in a rented house in Suryabinayak, after years of teaching in the valley and a Montessori course that changed how she saw children.
She wanted a first school that felt like the best kind of home: calm, warm and full of real things to do — where a two-year-old could pour her own water and a five-year-old could read to the little ones.
Twelve years on, the rented house is a purpose-built school with a garden, a kitchen and five classrooms — and many of our families are now sending their second child.
- Montessori methodHands-on learning, at each child’s own pace.
- Two languagesEnglish in the classroom, Nepali every day.
- Ready for Grade 1Reading, writing, numbers and independence.
Since 2071
In Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur
Every child arrives with their own timetable
Parents often ask me when their child will read. My honest answer is: when they are ready, and sooner than you think — because readiness is built in a hundred small tasks that do not look like reading at all.
Our job is to prepare the room, notice what each child is reaching for, and then step back. The best mornings are the ones where the children barely need us.
Come and see one. You will find it quieter than you expect — and busier.
— Rachana Prajapati, Founder & Head of School
The people your child will spend the day with
Every lead teacher is Montessori-trained, and every room has a second adult.
Leadership
Rachana Prajapati
Founder & Head of School · Montessori diploma (NMTC)
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Teachers
Anita Duwal
Lead teacher, Playgroup · NMTC trained
Srijana Basnet
Lead teacher, Nursery · NMTC trained
Pooja Kayastha
Lead teacher, LKG · NMTC trained
Menuka Thapa
Lead teacher, UKG · B.Ed., NMTC trained
Care team
Laxmi Tamang
Head of care and day care · Paediatric first aid
Twelve years in Suryabinayak
- 2071
Eleven children, one classroom
A rented house, two teachers and a shelf of materials, many of them made by hand.
- 2073
Our own building
Three classrooms, a kitchen and a garden, built to earthquake-safe standards after 2072.
- 2076
Day care opens
Until 5:00 PM, for the working parents who had been asking since the first year.
- 2077
Learning at home
Through the lockdowns: practical-life kits delivered door to door, and a story on video every morning.
- 2083
Twelve years on
Five classrooms, every lead teacher Montessori-trained, and families now sending their second child.
The numbers parents ask about first
Published, because a preschool asking for your child should be willing to be measured.
2071
Opened in Suryabinayak
Twelve years of first days
1 : 6
Teacher-to-child ratio for under-threes
Never above 1 : 10
100%
Lead teachers Montessori-trained
NMTC certified
18
Children in a class, at most
With two adults in every room
Come and meet us
Visits Sunday to Friday, 10:00 – 11:30 AM, at Sallaghari.
Prefer to write first? +977 1 661 2071 · [email protected]