Are Montessori children successful later in life? Do you use Amazon.
com? Google.
com? What about Wikipedia? I will clue you in on a little secret, Jeff Bezos, Jimmy Wales, Larry Page and Sergey Brin are all Very successful Montessori alumni.
These are just the Internet entrepreneurs that have come out of the Montessori methodology of teaching.
Each have stated on public record that they believe their Montessori education was an essential key in developing who they are and the accomplishments they have achieved.
So if someone tells you that Montessori schools are wishy washy or incapable of nurturing successful children they have no idea what they are talking about.
The fact is that the Montessori Method nurtures a child's self-learning process exploiting the child's natural desire to learn and absorb information.
The self-learning process helps solidify each child's self confidence.
Also he children are given ample time to fully appreciate each activity and explore multiple ways of learning from one lesson.
They interact with different age groups which also enhances the dynamic learning process.
Wales has stated that he remembers spending enormous amounts of time pouring over the Encyclopedia Britannica during his years of Montessori education- which inspired him to leave his successful life in the financial industry to make the world's largest online Encyclopedia.
Some other world renowned Montessori alumni include rapper and record producer P.
Diddy, chef and TV host Julia Childs, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, writers Anne Frank and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, actors George Clooney and Helen Hunt and even Prince William and Prince Harry of the United Kingdom.
So yes, your child can certainly become successful later in life if they attend a Montessori school! Who accredits Montessori schools? It is important to state that not all Montessori schools are created equal, but then again, neither are all private or public schools! There are three main accreditation organizations for Montessori school in the Unite States.
The American Montessori Society, The Montessori School Accreditation Commission and internationally recognitions are accredited through Association Montessori Internationale or The International Montessori Council.
Many Montessori schools will also apply to go through the National Council for Private School Accreditation as well.
In the United States AMS is the most popular accrediting process and is based on the AMS's School Accreditation Standards and Criteria revised in June of 2008.
First and foremost, they ensure that each school follows state and federal curriculum guidelines.
Vision, Purpose, Governance, Leadership, Personnel, Teaching and Learning (Educational Nature), Learner Outcomes, Facility Resources, Administrative and Support Systems as well as the Strategic Plan of each school is taken into consideration.
The accreditation process is a long process of evaluations of each category taking anywhere from 24 to 48 months.
This can be much longer then the accreditation process of a regular school or even a university program! So you can be sure that the school is to the appropriate standards of education if it is accredited.
But also remember that the accreditation process can also be expensive so it is not uncommon for newer or smaller Montessori schools to not have accreditations.
It is important to weigh this into your decision of whether the school is appropriate for your child or not.