Where Does a Montessori Education Lead You

Parents who are new to Montessori and School 91 often wonder how a Montessori education will impact their child’s educational future. How do students do when they leave School 91? Do they transition well to more “traditional” schools?

Most students find that their Montessori education serves them well wherever they go because of the emphasis placed on learning independently, working cooperatively with others, and developing a love for the process of learning.

School 91 students have gone on to achieve success at nearly every public and private school in the Indianapolis area. Our School 91 students have been accepted at colleges and universities throughout the state and nation and are often recipients of academic scholarships.

There is no shortage of examples of successful and famous people who have attended Montessori schools. A short list:

• Sergey Brin and Larry Page, founders of Google
• Anne Frank, writer
• Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia
• Will Wright, designer of the Sims
• Katherine Graham, late owner-editor of The Washington Post
• Joshua Bell, American violinist and graduate of IU
• George Clooney, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• Helen Hunt, actress, director, and screenwriter
• Sean Combs, singer, rapper, producer, and entrepreneur
• Julia Child, chef and author
• Peter Drucker, management guru

Other famous people connected to Montessori:

• Alexander Graham Bell, inventor, who co-founded the Montessori Education Association in 1913 and provided support for Dr. Maria Montessori to establish one of the first Montessori classes in the United States
• Thomas Edison, scientist and inventor, helped found a Montessori school.
• Alice Waters, famed restaurant owner and cookbook author, is a former Montessori teacher.
• Erik Erikson, noted anthropologist and author, had a Montessori teaching certificate.
• Jean Piaget, noted Swiss psychologist, made his first observations of children in a Montessori school. He was also head of the Swiss Montessori Society for many years.