An Educational Advantage That Lasts a Lifetime
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Children who receive a Montessori Education tend to have better social and academic skills often classified as self-directed, problem solvers. Current research supports the belief that the benefits of a Montessori education has a positive long-term impact. For more information on the value of a Montessori education please visit the American Montessori Society.
| Some well known Montessori graduates include:
- Anne Frank - Writer The Diary of a Young Girl;
- Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis - First Lady of the United States and Editor, Viking Press;
- Julia Child – who credits her Montessori education in her book Julia Child and Company for her love of working with her hands;
- Jeff Bezos - founder of Amazon.com;
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Nobel Prize-winning novelist;
- Sergey Brin and Larry Page - co-founders of Google who credit their Montessori education for much of their success;
- George Clooney - American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and social activist;
- and Prince William and Prince Harry of England.
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