The teaching style of Dr.
Maria Montessori is meant to spark creativity, initiative, and self-confidence
in children.With that in mind, it is no
wonder that there are so many notable former Montessori students.Below is a list of just a few Montessori
students you may have heard of.
Larry
Page and Sergey Brin, founders of Google
Jeff
Bezos, founder of Amazon.com
Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady
Gabriel
Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize-winning novelist
Anne
Frank, famous child diarist from World War II
Prince
William and Prince Harry, sons of Charles, Prince of Wales
Melissa
and Sarah Gilbert, actresses
Sean
Combs, famous rapper
Julia
Child, first TV chef
Helen
Hunt, Academy Award winning actress
George
Clooney, Academy Award winning actor
David
Blaine, magician (also sent his children to a Montessori school)
Chelsea
Clinton, daughter of Bill & Hillary Clinton
Dakota
Fanning, Academy Award nominated actress
Larry
Page and Sergey Brin credit their success to attending a Montessori
Preschool that taught them to think outside the box. Check out the video
below to see what they had to say.
Famous Montessori Advocates
Along with many notable
former students, the Montessori method has had many notable advocates.These famous people have seen the advantages
of the Montessori method, and done what they could to share this knowledge with
others.Here are some notable people,
and their ties to Montessori.
Thomas
Edison, scientist and founder of a Montessori school
Mr.
Rogers, TV personality and strong supporter of Montessori education
Jean
Piaget, Swiss psychologist and head of the Swiss Montessori Society
Alexander
Graham Bell, inventor and founder of the first Montessori class in Canada, and one
of the first Montessori schools in the United States
Woodrow
Wilson, US President and had a Montessori
classroom in the basement of the White House that was taught by his daughter, a Montessori trained teacher
Michael
Douglas, actor and sent his children to a Montessori school
Willie
Nelson, musician and has a Montessori school on his ranch