Is it a coincidence that many of the mavericks on the leading edge of innovation and creativity in our
culture are Montessori graduates? To the millions of Montessori students, families and supporters around the
world, the answer is obvious. Montessori offers an education for life – and with that come the skills needed to
succeed in our ever changing global society.
Melissa Gilbert: actress (Little House on the Praire), former SAG president
Helen Hunt: Academy Award winning actress
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (deceased), editor, former first lady
Alice Waters: restaurateur (Chez Panise), author and trained Montessori teacher.
Thomas Edison: scientist, inventor and founder of a Montessori school
Erik Erikson: noted anthropologist, author and trained Montessori teacher.