How does the initiative instilled by the Montessori method help students throughout their education?

Studies following Montessori graduates through their transition to more traditional educational systems yield reassuring data. Typically students excel both academically and socially; their experience with multi-age groups gives them insight into other children’s personalities, and they make friends easily. Montessori graduates tend to have a balanced outlook and are good problem solvers. Their attitudes toward learning are based on a desire to understand and to master material, so they typically go beyond set limits, motivated by a love of learning rather than a desire for good grades.
Wichita Montessori School’s first graduates are now of high school age and older. Of our graduates, there have been five National Merit Finalists, four National Merit commended, one who also achieved a perfect SAT (1600) score, one Coca Cola Scholar, two awarded cum Laude Society, one Kansas Scholar and one Presidential Scholar. We also are proud of our graduates for their leadership in art, sports, music and citizenship.