Public Montessori schools, which provide a differentiated approach to learning, can offer that choice. Public Montessori schools remove financial barriers, enabling families to focus on learning.
These public schools have the dual responsibility of adhering to state standards while maintaining the quality of Montessori education in the classroom. Montessori opened her first school in , not for the children of families who could pay for formal education, but for the children who were not from those families. It is through Montessori education in the public sector that we return to the roots of the foundation of Montessori.
Leading Montessori organizations, including AMS, and the Association Montessori Intenationale, agree that quality public Montessori classrooms exhibit specific characteristics, including:. Publicly funded Montessori programs must follow the same mandates and educational standards required by their district, state, or charter.
This includes the requirement that teachers be licensed by the state at the level they are teaching and that students take the same standardized tests as their peers in traditional public schools. Consider the case of Lee Montessori Public Charter School , a diverse-by-design public charter school located in a mixed-income neighborhood of Washington, D.
However, the school recently received permission to open a new campus. Appealing to low-income families has also proved difficult for some Montessori schools. Many low-income parents have never heard of the Montessori model, and the method is the opposite of the highly structured model for education — strict rules and lots of test prep — that low-income parents have been told is the pathway to success for their children.
Previous research has shown that students who attend Montessori schools foster higher levels of executive functioning skills like self-discipline, autonomy over learning, deep focus, critical reasoning and problem solving. Other studies have shown that students who attended Montessori elementary schools significantly outperformed peer groups on high school exams.
Although much of the current research on Montessori schools fails to disaggregate by race and income, a recent study shows promising results for elementary African-American students in public Montessori magnet programs when compared with both their peers at traditional public schools and those in other magnet programs. Although more research is needed, the Montessori method may yet be shown to help to close the achievement gap.
Nevertheless, public school choice has already helped in closing the opportunity gap by making Montessori education an option for low-income families. This is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by clicking here. More From Forbes. Nov 11, , am EST. Nov 10, , am EST. Nov 9, , am EST. Nov 8, , am EST. Nov 6, , am EDT. Nov 5, , pm EDT. Edit Story. It is a public Montessori school in San Lorenzo, Italy.
Skip to Content. Fast Facts: Public Montessori Schools. By the Numbers Montessori Schools in the U. Classrooms offer long uninterrupted periods for independent work, where children build attention, focus, and concentration, while learning at their own pace.
Hands-on, concrete, self-correcting materials support engagement, curiosity, independence, and self-guided learning. There about 20, Montessori schools around the world , including 3, in the U. Montessori schools can be independent, funded by tuition, or public, funded by public money. Some tuition-based schools use philanthropic support and public subsidies to serve low-income populations. Montessori teacher preparation typically requires several months to a year of training, sometimes spread out over several summer sessions.
Public Montessori teachers typically hold state teaching licenses as well. The National Center for Montessori in the Public creating a series of short videos that illustrate key elements of Montessori. Username or Email Address.
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