The National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector recognizes structural racism, inequality, and violence inherent in American social and political life, and stands in solidarity with all those protesting and working for change.
We hold the vision of an education system committed to human flourishing for all children. We work to support universal access to high-quality Montessori education because schools are powerful levers of change, and Montessori schools can be powerful levers of change for a just society.
Below, we have gathered resources and messages we can all use to support equity and societal change.
- Statements From Organizations
- Statements from Schools
- Talking with children about race
- Anti-Racism Resources
- Resources for People of the Global Majority
- Resources for White People
Statements From Organizations
American Montessori Society—Message from Board President Amira Mogaji
Association Montessori International—USA (AMI/USA)—Message from Board Chair Gretchen Hall
Center for Guided Montessori Studies—Statement on Racism
International Montessori Council/Montessori Foundation—Our Hearts Grieve
Montessori for Social Justice (MSJ)—Black Lives Matter: Statement from the Board
Wildflower Schools—Wildflower Statement: Justice for George Floyd
Statements from Schools
Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School—Equity and Antiracism at Breakthrough Montessori
City Garden Montessori Charter School—Our Response to the Killing of George Floyd
Coral Reef Montessori Charter School—CRMA 2020 Social Statement
Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School—DMHS Statement in Support of Black Lives
Talking with children about race
Becoming Upended: Teaching and Learning about Race and Racism with Young Children and Their Families
—National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Talking to children after racial incidents
—University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Racial
—Raising Race Conscious Children
George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What do we tell our children?
—Alia E. Dastagir, Beverly Daniel Tatum, and Erlanger Turner in USA TODAY
George Floyd, Racism and Law Enforcement
—Anti-Defamation League
Talking Race & Kids Webinars
—embrace race
Anti-Racism Resources
Anti-Racist and Social Justice Resources
—Montessori for Social Justice
Justice for George Floyd
—Wildflower Schools
Resources
—Embracing Equity
Resources for People of the Global Majority
Resources for People of the Global Majority
—Maati Wafford
Resources for White People
Anti-Racism Resources
—Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein
How to Talk to Kids about Race and Racism
—Parent Toolkit
