Background

Founders and Volunteers

Bernadine Anderson

A qualified Montessorian, with a Diploma in Psychology and a Masters in Education from the University of Hartford, USA. The founder and Head of School of La Petite Fleur Montessori House of Children and its primary school – LPF Academy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a school with a difference, which has upheld the tradition of Montessori education in Sri Lanka for well over a decade with many innovative educational programs to its credit. Her  DREAM is to make early education accessible to all children in Sri Lanka and to build a high standard ‘Model’ for early education which could be used in every village and to initiate a dynamic teacher training program in Sri Lanka.

Nientara Anderson

A co-founder and a Director of Bridge2Peace, was born in Queens, New York, but spent most of her growing up years in Sri Lanka. After studying art for two years at Cooper Union in NY, she transferred to Yale, where she completed her B.A. She spent her entire summer of 2005 in Lunugamvehera helping establish Bridge2Peace, burning a path where none existed.

Her main interests are painting, sculpture, nature documentaries and genetics. She currently lives in Jackson, Mississippi, on an organic farm where she is painting and working on kidney research. She is a life member and a volunteer for Bridge2Peace.

Financial Information:

Bridge2Peace, Inc. is a non-profit organization and contributions are tax deductible under U.S. tax regulations.

Bridge2Peace is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501 (c )(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.