Welcome to Richmond Montessori School (RMS)!
When I first stepped onto our campus on a foggy September morning in 2024, I was captured by what I discovered: a profoundly kind, authentic, joyful community with a strong commitment to providing an exemplary Montessori education.
Here are just a few of the dynamic moments that characterize RMS:
- Joy during morning carpool as big, toothy grins rush down the sidewalk, eager to start the day
- Curiosity as a third grader steps into the Wishing Woods, ready to dig into their latest research topic
- Leadership when an elementary student reads their favorite book to a primary student
- Courage as a sixth grader takes the stage to present their Expert Project to an audience of hundreds
- Challenge in an 8th-grade math class as students rigorously debate the correct solution to a geometry problem
- Community as families gather for face painting and bounce houses during the annual spring picnic
- Elation when the middle school basketball team secures a big win
- Success as eighth graders are accepted to their top choice high schools and go on to become academic, athletic, and community leaders
- Perspective when an alum returns to graduation and says, “Montessori is preparing you to be the best version of yourself.”
Did you know that dynamic moments like these add up to big outcomes? Forbes recently highlighted that Montessori students have better mental health, and that it lasts—adults who went to Montessori schools as children have higher well-being. Psychology Today assessed the learning outcomes of Montessori and traditional students and found that Montessori students were, on average, a full school year ahead academically by sixth grade. Both articles are linked below if you would like to read more.
You can learn more about RMS on our website, including our dual accreditation from the American Montessori Society and Virginia Association of Independent Schools. But the best way to find out more is to visit; I would love to meet you!
Warmly,
Beth Suitor
Forbes - The Surprising Health Benefits of Montessori Education
Psychology Today - What the Evidence Says about Montessori Education
