Mission
Expand access to quality, child-centered education through a network of public and community-based Montessori schools.
How will we accomplish this?
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Engage parents and community leaders to drive demand
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Ensure that state and local policies support Montessori
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Assist in implementing high-quality Montessori education
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Support continuous improvement for teachers and administrators
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Provide low-cost Montessori materials and furniture through our Salvavidas Prácticas program

Engage parents and community leaders to drive demand
Accomplishments
- Designed and presented parenting workshop to “I Am a Leader” refugee women’s group in Clarkston
- Presented parenting workshop and “Mommy and Me” class to Healthy Start Initiative participants with Center for Black Women’s Wellness
- Designed and presented "Solutions for Peaceful Parenting" workshops in three Southwest Atlanta locations
Future Goals
- Strategically offer parent workshops where public or sliding-scale Montessori programs are available or in the start-up phase
- Collaborate with parent groups supporting high-fidelity public Montessori
- Continue to introduce community leaders to Montessori education through our Montessori Tour and Conversation series
Ensure that state and local policies support Montessori
Accomplishments
- Developed a Montessori teaching certificate for Georgia, so trained Montessori teachers can teach in public Montessori schools
- Successfully advocated for changes to make the Georgia Pre-K guidelines more Montessori-friendly
- Trained 25 staff from the Georgia Quality Rated program to understand Montessori environments
- Introduced numerous policy leaders to Montessori through our Tour and Conversation series
Future Goals
- Ensure that state licensing regulations support fully-implemented Montessori
- Identify and support braided funding streams for Montessori Children’s House programs (age 3-6)
- Provide training for Licensing and Georgia Pre-K staff to understand Montessori environments
Assist in implementing high-quality Montessori education
Accomplishments
- Supported Montessori programs in DeKalb, Chatham and Baldwin Counties in their progress toward high-fidelity Montessori implementation
- Negotiated 15% discount on AMI elementary teacher training for network schools
- Provided DeKalb County Schools with support and guidance, including curriculum alignment to Georgia Standards of Excellence for core subjects
Future Goals
- Help Georgia’s existing public Montessori schools strengthen and expand their Montessori offerings
- Work with additional school districts and community groups to start Montessori programs
- Connect network schools with sources of sustainable funding
- Extend our network into every county in Georgia
Support continuous improvement for teachers and administrators
Accomplishments
- 2016: Montessori Principles and Practices 2-day course: 40 attendees
- 2017: 2 educator workshops at GAYC Conference: 50+ attendees
- 2017: Introduction to Structural Racism workshop: 49 attendees
- 2018: Three publicly available workshops attended by over 100 participants
- 2018: Initiated in-service professional learning for DeKalb County Schools' Montessori programs
Future Goals
- Establish peer mentorship program for Montessori teachers within our network
- Convene existing public and sliding-scale programs to share knowledge and resources
- Provide 40-hour Fundamentals of Montessori course for public school administrators