Montessori in Action Podcast

Engaging conversations with Montessori practitioners

Season 5, Ep. 6

Reflections on a Montessori Education

This episode is a conversation with some adults who attended Montessori schools as children. They came together to talk about their experiences in their Montessori classrooms, transitioning from Montessori and looking back now on how their early education has affected who they are today. Please join me in welcoming Janyah Bradley and A’Kala Chaires.

Janyah Bradley (above) and A’Kala Chaires (right)

Janyah Bradley is a freshman attending Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine. Currently working towards a neuroscience degree with an Africana studies minor. She is also on the Bowdoin College varsity women’s rugby team. Janyah was a part of a public Montessori program associated with Oglesby Elementary in Chicago, Illinois from first through sixth grade. She now uses her skills gained through Montessori to help with nonprofits like Memphis Inner City Rugby and adjusting to independence as a first generation college student.

A'Kala Chaires is a 28 year old writer and personal care assistant in Springfield, Massachusetts. She attended Montessori school from pre-K to 6th grade and is a graduate of Trinity College.