Our Team
Marion Price
Principal
Principal Price was born, raised and educated in Toronto, Canada by parents who immigrated from the UK. With a Bachelor Degree in History and English from the University of Toronto, Marion travelled throughout Europe, and worked in a book store in London before venturing on to Japan for eight years. Marion began teaching English in elementary schools and introductory French at a University before discovering her passion and calling for Montessori education. After earning a Montessori diploma for ages three to six, Marion taught in Montessori schools in Miyazaki and Tokyo before moving to the US. Marion continued teaching early childhood Montessori in Virginia and Washington DC before earning an AMI diploma for ages six to twelve in conjunction with a Master of Education Degree at Loyola University Maryland, and later a Post-Master Certificate in School Leadership at George Washington University. Marion began her teaching journey in 1994, including 8 years in Montessori administration as Program Coordinator and Principal before moving to Bali in 2024 as Principal at our wonderful Montessori school in paradise. In her personal time, Marion is voracious about reading, music, swimming and being at one with nature.
Lidia Olivieri
Teaching Vice Principal (Preschool)
Born in Italy and raised in the South-East of France, Lidia Olivieri has a degree in Social Psychology from the Université de Lettres et Sciences Humaines de Nice. She received her three-to-six AMI diploma in 2002 from the Institut Supérieur Maria Montessori in Paris where she taught for a few years, before joining Montessori School Bali. She is our Vice Principal, our Preschool Coordinator, as well as one of our Preschool Lead Teachers. Her passion and enthusiasm for guiding her students is contagious and her creativity and love of beauty bring innovative extensions to her teaching practice every year.