Diversity

At Undercroft Montessori School, we embrace and celebrate human diversity as a fundamental value. Our school is strengthened by fully including individuals with diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, family histories, perspectives, identities, cultures, races, and religions. By fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, represented, and empowered, we will create a place where all can thrive.  

Diversity and Belonging: Our Intentional Journey

“The needs of mankind are universal. Our means of meeting them create the richness and diversity of the planet. The Montessori child should come to relish the texture of that diversity.” - Dr. Maria Montessor

As a Montessori school, we are inheritors of the legacy of Dr. Maria Montessori, whose visionary work on behalf of education, child development, humanitarianism, and social change won world-wide recognition and is proving as relevant to the needs of today as it was in her own time over 100 years ago.

Diversity is inextricably woven into the fabric of any human community and becomes a strength when the community recognizes it as such and works to build bridges of understanding, respect, and compassion among its members.  

We are both inspired and duty bound to carry the legacy of Dr. Montessori forward, fully aware that this work is a journey and requires a sustained effort on the part of every member of our community in order to grow in our understanding and practice, as we continue to fulfill our mission and values as a Montessori school.