Maria Montessori developed "beautiful" materials that stimulate, isolate, and self-correct a specific activity or skill. Our Montessori materials are multi-sensory and demonstrate concepts at the concrete level. Once a child understands at a concrete level they can move on to more abstract concepts.

The goal of a Montessori program is to help each individual child reach their full potential in all areas of life. All of our activities at MMA promote the development of social skills, emotional growth, physical coordination and cognitive preparation. We empower children to ignite their natural curiosity!

Elizabeth Berridge, actress (Constanze in Amadeus)
Jeff Bezos, financial analyst, founder, AMAZON.COM
Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Cofounders of GOOGLE.COM
T. Berry Brazelton, noted pediatrician and author
Julia Child, famous chef, star of many TV cooking shows and author of numerous cookbooks
Katherine Graham (dec.), owner/editor of the Washington Post
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (dec.), editor, former first lady (John F. Kennedy)
Prince William and Prince Harry, English royal family
Anne Frank, famous diarist from world war II
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize winner for Literature
Melissa and Sarah Gilbert, actresses

Stephen J. Cannell, TV writer-producer-director (The Rockford Files and many others)
Patty Duke Austin, actress
Cher Bono, singer-actress
John Bradshaw, psychologist and author
Yul Brynner (dec), actor
Marcy Carcy, TV producer
William Jefferson & Hillary Clinton, former president/senator, NY
Michael Douglas, actor
Shari Lewis (dec.), puppeteer
Yo Yo Ma, cellist
Dick Ebersol and Susan St. James, television executive and actress

Alexander Graham Bell (dec.), noted inventor, provided financial support directly to Dr. Montessori. Helped establish the first Montessori class in Canada and one of the first in the United States
Bruno Bettelheim (dec.), noted psychologist/author, was married to a Montessori teacher
Erik Erikson (dec.), anthropologist/author, had a Montessori teaching certificate
Jean Piaget (dec.), noted Swiss psychologist, made his first observations of children in a Montessori school.
Alice Waters, restauranteur and writer, is a former Montessori teacher
Thomas Edison (dec.), noted scientist and inventor, helped to found a Montessori school
Mister Rogers (deceased), children's TV personality, strong supporter of the Montessori method