"Everything invented by human beings, physical or mental, is   the fruit of someone's imagination. In the study of history and   geography we are helpless without imagination, and when we   propose to introduce the universe to the child, what but the   imagination can be of use to us? "
- Dr. Maria Montessori

The founders of Google, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, are Montessori graduates too! Brin and Page credit much of their success to their Montessori Education. In a Barbara Walters interview, they said they learned to be self-directed and self-starters as pre-schoolers aged children, while attending Montessori. Brin and Page said that Montessori allowed them to become independent thinkers and gave them freedom to pursue their own interests.

Famous Montessorians:

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis(deceased) Sean 'P.Diddy' Combs Julia Child Anne Frank Gabriel Garcia Marquez Jeff Bezos   Prince William and Prince Harry Katharine Graham (deceased)   T. Berry Brazelton Melissa and Sarah Gilbert

Editor, former first lady   Musician, producer and businessman Famous chef and author Famous diarist from world war II Nobel Prize winner for Literature Financial analyst, founder, AMAZON.COM English royal family Owner/editor of the Washington Post Noted pediatrician and author Actors

• Alexander Graham Bell, noted inventor, and his wife Mabel provided financial support directly to Dr. Montessori and helped establish the first Montessori Class in the United States in 1913.
• Mister Rogers, children's TV personality, was a strong supporter of Montessori Education.
• Thomas Edison, noted scientist and inventor, helped found a Montessori school.
• President Wilson's daughter was a Montessori teacher. There was a Montessori Classroom in the White House during Wilson's presidency.
• Jean Piaget, noted Swiss psychologist, made his first observations of children in a Montessori school. He was also head of the Swiss Montessori Society for many years

Famous people who chose Montessori schools for their own children:

Stephen J. Cannell Patty Duke Austin Cher Bono John Bradshaw Yul Brynner (dec.) Marcy Carcy Bill & Hillary Clinton Michael Douglas Shari Lewis (dec.) Yo Yo Ma

TV writer-producer-director Actress Singer-actress Psychologist and author Actor TV producer Former president/senator, NY Actor Puppeteer Cellist

Montessori References

• www.montesecrets.com/2009/03/11/creativity-or-lack-of-in-schools/
• www.montesecrets.com/2009/03/18/another-famous-montessori-graduate/
• www.montesecrets.com/2009/03/17/edisons-day/
• www.montessori-namta.org/NAMTA/geninfo/currentresearch.htm
• www.montessori-namta.org/namta/pubvidsubpages/parentvideo.html