Seeking a diverse Montessori preschool
We are a non-white family hoping for a diverse and welcoming Montessori preschool experience. Do other non-white families have any experience they can share with us about these schools: PRINTS, LePort, AIM or Urban Montessori?
Dec 21, 2016
Parent Replies
My bi-racial grandchildren attended Rockridge Montessori School in North Oakland and we were happy with the diversity and program there. However the youngest is now in 3rd grade so I haven't had contact with RMS for awhile.
Not exactly an answer to your question, but have you considered Nia House Learning Center (http://www.niahouse.org/)? My family is white, so I can't speak with direct experience as a non white family, but we have found Nia House to have a rigorous Montessori philosophy and to be extremely diverse for a preschool. There are all kinds of families from different ethnic backgrounds, two mom families, single parent families, multiracial families, etc. The school has a strong curriculum on diversity and social justice and even discussed how to discuss diversity with young children as a topic for one of their mandatory parent meetings. One of the parents also created an amazing list of children's books about human rights and social justice which we've used in our home to educate our children.
If this sounds appealing to you, I would encourage you to reach out to the director to see if she can connect you with a non white family for their perspective.