What do Julia Child, Anne Frank, Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon.com), and Sergey Brin and Larry Page (founders of Google) have in common? They, like the 2,200 Montessori in Redlands alumni, have reaped the benefits of a time-tested superior educational experience. They went to a Montessori school.

They best way to understand how a Montessori education benefits a child is to ask a former student. As part of our celebration of a century of Montessori education, we are publishing the stories of MIR alumni who have generously shared their memories of their years at the school and their thoughts on the value of a Montessori education.