RMS Alumni Page

Welcome to the RMS Alumni Page!  We hope you enjoy visiting our website and discovering what the school is doing now!!!

We'd love to keep in touch with you to let you know about special events and programs being offered at the school.  Please click here to fill out our form so we can update our records.  We'd also love to hear from you, how you're doing and where life finds you today.  If you would like to send us a memory to be shared on this page, please email us!  Thank you!!

Conversations with RMS Alumni

Katie Lee

Katie was a student at RMS when the DeKoven Foundation was our home.  Katie tells us:

"Montessori taught me how to focus and complete a job, which helps me with homework.  The small class sizes and the "going out" trips that we went on were great!  I remember my great friendships that I made at RMS.  My classmates and I still keep in touch and we have many fond memories.  The Montessori method is a great way for kids to learn.  I benefited greatly from my schooling there.  I miss Racine Montessori!"

Liz Welch

The Montessori education is unlike any other way of teaching I've come across over the years.  I never disliked school when I was at Montessori.  The method gives kids a chance to express themselves by working on materials they like or need to work on themselves.

My education at Montessori provided me with an excellent knowledge and problem solving base.  The way the teachers signed students up for lessons helped greatly.  I also liked the way students could interact with each other, and work together.

Mrs. Strauss-Peterson was one of the top three teachers I've had my entire life.  She was one of the strictest teachers I've had, but she made sure we understood what she was teaching.  I also remember the classmates I was with for seven years.  I still keep in touch with one of the girls, and we are best friends.

I truly believe Montessori gave me a head start compared to all of the other kids.  It taught me so much and I just hope that when I have kids, there will be a Montessori where I live.  I will never forget my Montessori experience, and how much it helped me.

RMS is a wonderful education experience.  The most important lesson is the joy of learning.

Margaux Meltzer

I started going to Racine Montessori School when I was three years old and continued there through the fifth grade.  My time there was amazing.  I had lots of fun and the education was great.  RMS is a very small school and that helped me in many different areas.  We didn't care what we wore to school or that we all had different interests.  We were all friends.  We worked together on science projects and on many research papers.  We were able to set up our own field trips to do research.  My friend and I planned a trip to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago when we were writing a paper on dolphins.  We were in the third grade and had to make all of the arrangements ourselves.  The three different grades in one class was very helpful.  It gave the older kids responsibility to look after the younger ones and to help them with their work.  The best part of the small classroom was the teacher and student relationship.  Racine Montessori has the best environment for kids to grow up in.  I have made my best friends and the people who I trust the most while at Racine Montessori School - they are the teachers.  They helped me through tough times and encouraged me when I was down.  My mother passed away when I was eight years old and they helped me greatly with my loss.  I want to thank them for everything they have given me, including helping me find my great love of writing.  RMS has a great program for writing and has helped many children succeed in that area.  I would never give up my time and experiences at Racine Montessori School.  Thank you very much for helping me and giving me the best times of my life.  I will never forget RMS.

Stephanie Pape

It helped to explore other alternatives in teaching and learning.  I have used some Montessori teaching tactics while teaching my Sunday School class.  It has allowed me to be open to new ways of learning.

I always pick up before I start something new! That was a strong rule at Montessori, but in all truth, it has helped me be more organized and efficient at my work.  I also got to experience learning in a small environment, which was nice at a young age.

I always felt that I was very close with all of my teachers and that they truly liked me and enjoyed helping me learn.  I made many wonderful friendships with people I still know today.

I really enjoyed my years of learning and years of building relationships!  It was a wonderful and fulfilling experience.

Madeleine Boman

I often think about what my education would be like if I could stay at Racine Montessori School for the rest of my school years. I know I would love it.  The personalized instruction that I received and the hands-on activities that were presented greatly enabled me to be successful in my present school.  I have never learned math very quickly and have always been challenged by it, but while I was at Montessori, I was able to receive more individualized work that helped improve the level of my math skills.

The respect the teachers had for the students, and the students for the teachers, made me look forward to each new day of school.  I felt the teachers were more like friends, and so it was easier for me to accept new things.

I was able to express the things I enjoyed doing, such as dance and acting.  My teachers put up with the constant proof-reading of plays that I had written, and allowed my friends and I to act out. A Montessori education is one of the best that any child can receive.

Cassi Malko

My name is Cassi Malko and I went to Racine Montessori for eight years.

I always liked school when I was at Montessori. I always had great teachers and great friends. Now that I am out of the Montessori environment I realize how much respect is developed there. The other students respect your desire to learn, which is great!
 
My teachers there always made sure we understood what we were learning, and the Montessori materials helped me understand. I really wish I could still use the materials as opposed to visualizing the problem in the textbook in my head.

I really appreciate everything I did with Montessori to help the environment as well. Montessori really opened my eyes as far as what is happening to our world and what we can do to stop it from happening.

I love visiting my old teachers and friends there because it's interesting to see what they are doing now. I have family that still goes there and I like to hear what they have to say about what they are learning. I find it surprising because in some subjects they are more advanced than the school I am at now! Montessori has provided me with an excellent academic background and I am proud to say that I went there.

I would highly recommend Racine Montessori to anyone who is looking for a school to send their child to. It has a superb curriculum with awesome teachers! I loved my Montessori years!