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Visionaries, Artists and Leaders
Educated by Montessori


We believe it is no mere coincidence that the founders of Google and Amazon were Montessori kids. The Montessori Method is designed to produce inventive, out-of-the-box thinkers and leaders by inspiring students to take an active role in their own learning.

In contrast, traditional schools follow a model, established in the 19th century, that was designed to prepare students to become uniform and competent factory workers–the primary need in the Industrial Age. The modern technological era demands a different skill set, one based on creativity and independent thinking, which the Montessori Method provides.

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    Larry Page and Sergey Brin

    Founders of the Internet search engine Google.com

  • Jeffrey P. Bezos

    Founder of Amazon.com, the most dominant retailer on the Internet. By his mother’s account, the young Jeffrey got so engrossed in the details of activities at his Montessori school that teachers had to pick him up in his chair to move him to new tasks.

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    William Wright

    American computer game designer whose greatest success to date is as the original designer for The Sims games series; the best-selling PC game in history.

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    Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    Nobel Prize for Literature winner attended Montessori de Aracataca for five years and credited his time there with making him fall in love with language. He said that Montessori Education gave him the desire him to “kiss literature” and “the taste instilled to him to go to the school, not only see literature, but to write it.”

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    Taylor Swift

    American singer-songwriter. An influential figure in popular culture, she is known for her autobiographical songwriting and artistic reinventions. Swift is the highest-grossing live music artist, the wealthiest female musician, and one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

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    Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

    Editor for Doubleday, this former first lady attended a Montessori school where she was initially described as a “headstrong child.” Through her time there, she learned to focus her behavior and academic pursuits.

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    Anne Frank

    Renowned World War II diarist. According to her friend Hanneli Goslar, Anne showed aptitude for reading and writing at an early age, a talent that was nurtured in her Montessori school. She frequently wrote at school, and was outspoken, energetic, and extroverted, telling all, from a young age, that one day she wanted to be a published author.

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    Joshua Bell

    American violinist and the owner of a Stradivarius violin, he began taking violin lessons at the age of four after his mother discovered her son had taken rubber bands from around the house and stretched them across the handles of his dresser drawer to pluck out music he had heard her play on the piano.

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    Beyonce Knowles

    American Pop/R&B; singer, songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she attended St. Mary of the Purification Montessori School for her elementary years.

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    Peter Drucker

    Management guru, known as the father of modern management. A prolific writer, business consultant and lecturer, he introduced many management concepts that corporations around the world have embraced.

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    Alan Rickman

    Renowned English stage actor and theater director known for his modern and classical productions. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he is known best for film performances such as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series.

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    Julia Child

    First world-famous television chef who clearly enjoyed her work. She credited her Montessori experience with her love of working with her hands, finding fun in her work, and her joy of working with others.

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    Helen Hunt

    Academy Award-winning actress.

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    Prince William

    Son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Wales

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    Prince Harry

    Son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Wales

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    Princess Eugenie of York

    Daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York

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    Stephen Curry

    American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association.

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    Morgan Saylor

    Morgan Frances Saylor is an American actress. Saylor was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2013 and 2014.

Notable parents who chose Montessori Education for their children

Muhammad Ali – Boxer/Humanitarian
Prince Charles – Royal Family
Bill and Hillary Clinton – US President & NY Senator
Michael Douglas – Actor
Khaliah Ali – Child/education advocate
Maya Angelou, Poet Laureate

Antonio Banderas, Actor
Cher Bono, Singer /Actress
Robert De Niro, Actor
Priscilla Presley, Daughter of Elvis Presley /Actress
Diana Ross, Musician

“The hand is the instrument of intelligence. The child needs to manipulate objects and to gain experience by touching and handling.”

~ Dr. Maria Montessori