A famous Montessori alumni, NBA MVP Stephen Curry: "Montessori helped me become the person I am today."
Founders of Google: "Attribute our success to our Montessori foundation where we developed self-motivation, the ability to question and discover, ultimately the fostering of our curiosity."
More Montessori Alumni
Julia Child, chef, author, TV personality
Source: Child, J. in collaboration with Yntema, E. S., “On Cooking with Children.” Julia Child & Company, Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. Page 147.
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; vi
ce-chair of the Clinton Foundation; and author
Source: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton. (2017, July 26). Democratic National Convention. Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA. Published on C-Span. Transcript published on CNN.
Seth Curry, NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers)
Sources: “Living Montessori: The Curry Family.” Video produced by the American Montessori Society, 2013; Piché, P. (2013, Winter). “Nothing but Net: An Interview with the Curry Family.” Montessori Life. (Volume 25, Issue 4), Page 18.
Anthony Doerr, author, Pulitzer Prize recipient
Source: Horowitz, J. (2014, December). “Interview with Anthony Doerr.” Goodreads.
Helen Hunt, Emmy Award winning actor
Source: “A Conversation with Actor Helen Hunt.” Video produced by Munir Shivji for The Institute for Montessori Education, 2012.
Gabriel García Marquez, author, Nobel Prize in Literature recipient
Source: Marquez, G.G. Living to Tell the Tale. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Pages 94 – 95.
Morgan Saylor, actor
Source: Correspondence between Management 360 and the American Montessori Society.
Will C. Smith, Jr., Maryland State Senator
Source: Conversation between Senator Smith and the American Montessori Society.
Taylor Swift, GRAMMY Award winner
Source: Brudereck, J. (2010, February 13). “Students at Alvernia Montessori School sending Taylor Swift a valentine.” Reading Eagle.
Will Wright, video-game designer (SimCity, Spore)
Source: Seabrook, J. (2006, November 6). “Game Master.” The New Yorker.
His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge
Source: Kensington Palace, Prince George Nursery Announcement. December 18, 2015.