Maria Montessori's kid-focused education program really dovetails with the independence we want to instill in Vincent as he grows up.  The multi-age classrooms also reinforce that none of us are only one thing.  We are teachers, we are students, we are mentors.  We are familiar with many Montessori education techniques, and especially love that Vincent learns cursive.  We want Vincent to become an independent and empathetic adult, and are seeing the techniques that he is taught and learns in his Montessori education is carrying him into the future.