An experienced and successful entrepreneur and author, Suzanne Anderson, serves as founder and CEO of Nest School in Argyle, Texas. As Ms. Anderson studied trends and the enormous shift away from traditional “word-say” or “whole-word” reading instruction, a pathway opened for the school’s Nest Phonics system.

Newly awakened educators are being trained in the phonics-based science of reading approach, and Suzanne recognized their highly effective classroom-tested instructional material should be published and promoted. Ms. Anderson’s background and experience in taking innovative products and services to the marketplace, helped her lead the team to produce and market essential, visually stunning early education products. Suzanne is incredibly proud of the Nest Knowledge products and what her incredible, academically strong local school has accomplished. This timely new product known as Nest Phonics is another important and relevant contribution in her long career in business.

It was important to the whole team that every part of the project was based on the proven science of instructional reading methods. Helping students learn meant her concept had to include whole brain learning by adding multi-sensory components.

With a goal of being an early childhood education change-maker, Suzanne led the effort to make cutting-edge instructional tools that focused on making sure every child can learn to read available everywhere. Nest Phonics empowers teachers with everything they need to teach kids to read. Ms. Anderson is proud to launch Nest Phonics and give young learners the best start on their reading journey.

Crystal has an enriched background in Elementary Education. She worked for Garland ISD where she taught fourth grade for nine years and taught ESL for three years where she worked with Kindergarten through fifth grade. Throughout the twelve years at Garland ISD, she wrote reading curriculum for the summer school program, served as an assistant to the principal of several summer schools, served as a lead teacher for her grade level, and a mentor teacher for several beginning teachers. She also served as the Bilingual/ESL lead teacher for her school. She received her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education at TCU with a minor in Spanish. She received her Master’s Degree in Education Administration from Lamar University. She is state certified in elementary education and education administration.
A married mother of two sons, Case and Wyatt, having them at The Nest is what led her to join the staff as Education Director. She began her journey there, first as a mom who fell in the love with the staff at the Nest, and with their philosophy of educating “Little Bible Scholars”. She is excited to serve as a leader in The Nest, sharing her knowledge and experience in education. She is passionate and committed to teaching children to follow biblical principles, which stands as the basis for the curriculum. A favorite quote that has served her well is “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents”.

Kendra Estrada is a highly experienced elementary school teacher with a bachelor’s degree and a teaching certification in Elementary Education. She worked for Mansfield and Arlington ISD where she taught second and third grade. Throughout the past five years, she has been teaching prekindergarten and bridge/transitional kindergarten.

Kendra is married with four amazing children. Having her youngest child later in life, she was in search of a preschool for him that mirrored the preschool her older children attended. She began looking for an extraordinary Christian program that also provided an exemplary academic curriculum.

The Nest Preschool turned out to be the perfect solution for her son and for Kendra both. Her little son attended for three years and has become an advanced kindergarten learner in the exemplary Argyle schools. Kendra has been an integral part of The Nest serving in a leadership role involved with inspiring and training teachers, and consulting on the curriculum development from the first years at The Nest Christian Academy.

Her contribution to the “teacher-friendly” biblically centered curriculum means that other families in the community are also blessed with excellence in their early learning years. Kendra is a much sought-after, highly recommended teacher and leader, known for her success in the prekindergarten and kindergarten level reading program.

Her focus and theme throughout her teaching is expressed in one of her favorite quotes, “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you will go.” (Dr. Seuss)