Our Vision

NCMPS envisions a world where every child in every community is able to benefit from sustainable, just, and humanizing public education that empowers families, students, and teachers to flourish.

We join others working towards this vision by leveraging our particular expertise in building, promoting, and supporting public Montessori.

Guiding Principles

We believe that sustainable, just, and humanizing public Montessori programs have the power to break down barriers and transform lives and societies for peace and justice.

Center community, open access, and sustainability in building strong schools
Honor agency and empowerment in children and adults
Work for Montessori to be a lever of change for peace and justice
Ground our work in academic, community, and field-based
research
Meet partners where they are and work side-by-side with
them to build capacity
Approach our work with optimism and hope for the future
Honor and celebrate the strength and joy in each individual’s full humanity

Strategy

We achieve our mission and bring our vision to life using three principal strategic levers:

Build, promote, and support a robust national ecosystem of public Montessori
Promote and support the development of new public Montessori schools and programs.
Deliver tools, training, and technical assistance to support strong, responsive, and sustainable public Montessori schools and programs

Our Board

Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell, PhD
Secretary

Herbert A. Simon Professor of Education, Management and Organizational Behavior at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and former Montessori student

Andy Calkins

Co-Director, Next Generation Learning Challenges, and Montessori parent

Marianna McCall, MEd

Founding Partner, Trust for Learning, Montessori parent and expert, philanthropist

Monique O'Grady
Chair

Co-founder of the Arlington Montessori Action Committee, Former Arlington Public School Board Chair, and parent of three former Virginia public Montessori students