Southeastern Council of Foundations: Putting Montessori on the Map
January 1, 2018
Southeastern Council of Foundations highlights a series of grants made by the Self Family Foundation to further Montessori research in South Carolina. Results from research conducted by the Riley Institute are discussed throughout the piece.
“A series of grants made by the Self Family Foundation – the small, $32 million family foundation in Greenwood, South Carolina – is garnering international attention because of their impact.
Since the late 1990s, the foundation has made grants to support the expansion of Montessori classrooms throughout the state’s public schools. Now, the foundation has also funded a five-year evaluation of its work.”