Roxbury Roots Montessori, Inc.

Demographics

Percentage of students*

Why Roxbury Roots Montessori, Inc. was nominated

Great use of Montessori coupled with authentic learning environment that represents the background of its students and families

Student experience design

Roxbury Roots Montessori, Inc. seeks to offer an affordable, child-centered, authentic, high-quality, African-centered, Montessori program in Roxbury--an historically underserved community. Roxbury Roots Montessori, Inc. is a member of the Wildflower Schools Network, serving children aged 2.9 through 6-years-old. Our school is unique, in that we offer an African-centered curriculum based within the Montessori pedagogy. Our vision is to bring high-quality, affordable, Montessori education to the Greater Boston area. As a community-based program, we aim to work closely with parents, Roxbury community members, and the Wildflower network to expose children to languages and positive images of peoples from the Black diaspora, thus instilling a sense of pride and empowerment in our students.

Core Practices

Core Practices	Length of Use
Community And Workforce Partnerships	3-4 years
All Courses Designed For Inclusion	3-4 years
Individual Learning Paths	3-4 years
Self-paced Learning	3-4 years

All Practices

Assessments For Social-emotional Skills

Co-leadership

Culturally Responsive Practices

Multi-age Classrooms

High Quality Instructional Materials

key reasons for innovating