The Human Face of Climate Change "Water is Life."

This could not be truer than in the Azawak of West Africa where half a million people have no water for ten months of the year. Only half of the children reach their fifth birthday, and many simply die of thirst. They are the human faces of climate change.

The Wells of Love movement began in 2006 when Montessori students around the world began working together to build a Montessori Well of Love.  The students implement an activity or event to bring awareness and raise funds. They become empowered to be emphatic leaders with caring spirits as they reach out to some of the world’s most vulnerable populations offering stability, life and hope.

With the help of these Heroes, Amman Imman is constructing borehole wells across the Azawak region.   These Oases of Life make it possible for schools to be built, agricultural, reforestation and environmental protection programs to be developed, and food and health aid to be delivered.Montessori students build a Well of Love

Why choose a Montessori School?

Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, videogame pioneer Will Wright, and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, not to mention Julia Child and rapper Sean “P.Diddy” Combs are all Montessori alumni. Attending a Montessori school may not guarantee your child a spot among the creative elite, however the Montessori approach that nurtures creativity and inventiveness can certainly set them on the right path.

The Wallstreet Journal " The Montessori Mafia" by Peter Sims

Childhood Self Control   

"In any culture, the development of self-control is crucial. This ability, which depends on the prefrontal cortex, provides the basis for mental flexibility, social skills and discipline. It predicts success in education, career and marriage. Indeed, childhood self-control is twice as important as intelligence in predicting academic achievement." Read more from this excellent NYTimes article,"Building Self Control, The American Way."