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No gift you give this year will have more impact than a donation to MINT – every new Montessori teacher we train will touch the lives of hundreds of families during a lifetime of teaching.
A gift of any size helps fund an education that changes lives!
Why give?
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Empower Montessori Educators
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Expand Access to Montessori Education
Donations make scholarships, continuing education, and outreach programs possible, giving more children the opportunity to thrive in Montessori environments. -
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Invest in Lifelong Learning
Your contribution supports programs that cultivate educators’ growth, ensuring Montessori classrooms are guided by highly prepared, reflective practitioners. -
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Strengthen Our Community
Funding helps MINT create collaborative spaces where educators, families, and children can learn, connect, and grow together. -
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Support Innovative Programs
Your generosity allows MINT to pilot and sustain cutting-edge programs, including blended and online learning opportunities. -
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Leave a Lasting Impact
Every gift helps shape the future of Montessori education, nurturing children’s independence, creativity, and love of learning for generations to come.
Directed Donations
To designate your donation to a specific fund, utilize the provided donation link in the dropdown menu for that fund. Upon clicking, you will be redirected to Stripe to securely submit your gift.
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The objective of MINT’s Equity/Diversity Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarship support for AMI teacher training to BIPOC individuals (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) and other traditionally marginalized groups. Its goal is to facilitate authentic inclusion and equitable access to AMI teacher training and to empower scholarship recipients to better the lives of all children through AMI Montessori education.
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The Mary Caroline Parker Endowment for MINT General Operating Support has been made possible by a generous $150,000 grant from the Texas Women's Foundation through the Cutshall Family Fund.
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The Barbara J. Gordon Scholarship Fund continues the legacy of Barbara Gordon, a guiding force in the development of Montessori education in Texas and beyond, who inspired and supported many individuals to become Montessori teachers. Barbara J. Gordon is the creator of The Silent Journey and Discovery experience for parents. Need-based scholarships are available for all courses.
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The Father A.A. Taliaferro Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in memory of the spiritual leader who was instrumental in bringing Montessori education to Dallas in the 1960s, supports all MINT courses with need-based financial aid.
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The Faye Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund honors the memory of Montessori pioneer Faye Williams, who founded schools in Connecticut and North Texas during the early years of the Montessori movement in the United States. Need-based scholarships are available to students accepted into any MINT course.
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The Kyle and Jimmy Galbraith Fund for Montessori in the Public Sector is dedicated to promoting and The Kyle and Jimmy Galbraith Fund for Montessori in the Public Sector supporting high-quality Montessori programs in the public sector, and to expanding the availability of Montessori education for all children and families. Partial scholarships are available for public district/charter schools for AMI training at MINT.
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The Mary Raudonis Loew Scholarship Fund honors MINT’s founding Director of Primary Trainer and first Executive Director, AMI Primary Trainer Mary Raudonis Loew. Need-based scholarships are available to students accepted into any MINT course.
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The Sally Stimson Dorn Memorial Scholarship Fund provides need-based scholarships to students accepted into 6-12 courses at MINT. It honors the memory of former MINT Advisory Board member Sally Dorn, who along with her husband Barry Dorn became one of the first AMI Elementary teachers in Texas, and who mentored and encouraged many Elementary teachers over her long career.
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The Serena Simmons Connelly Memorial Scholarship Fund makes need-based financial aid available to students who have been accepted into any MINT training course, with priority given to Texas residents.
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The Pay It Forward Stipend is a special fund created by the 2017-2019 Three-Summer 3-6 Diploma Course Cohort to provide essential financial support to aspiring Montessori trainees. Pursuing a Montessori education often entails additional expenses such as textbooks, transportation, and materials, which can place a burden on trainees. Our stipend program is designed to alleviate this by offering much needed financial assistance.