About Us
Montessori as Movement
Mission
The Peace Rebellion: Montessori as Movement exists to advance justice, belonging, and peace through Montessori education. We work to transform schools and communities by resourcing equity-centered initiatives, uplifting underrepresented voices, and ensuring every child and family — especially those historically excluded — can access environments where they thrive.
Rooted in Montessori's vision of education as a pathway to peace, we protect the rights of children by supporting and strengthening the adults who guide them.
How It Began
Our Founding Story
The Peace Rebellion began as a quiet but unshakable conviction: Montessori can change the world — but only if we let it.
For over two decades, our founder, Hannah, worked alongside Montessori schools across the country. She saw the deep promise of a method that nurtures creativity, self-advocacy, and a lifelong love of learning. She witnessed children thrive when given freedom with responsibility, when their dignity was honored.
And yet, she also saw the gaps. She saw who had access, and who didn't.
It started simply — with a logo. A visual merging of two truths: that Montessori is rooted in peace, and that in a world built on compliance and inequity, choosing peace is itself an act of courage. From there, the vision grew. Conversations turned into commitments. And The Peace Rebellion: Montessori as Movement was born.
Because peace is not passive. It is intentional, courageous, and bold. And it is time to act.
Meet the Board
Hannah Richardson
Chair
A career Montessorian from Guide to Head of School, and founder of Montessori Makers Group, serving Montessori organizations through strategic and systemic support.
Anne Cox
Treasurer
A marketing executive for 30+ years who found Montessori after retirement and co-founded Oglesby Montessori Foundation on Chicago's South Side.
Joy Sapp
Secretary
Came to Montessori 14 years ago when her oldest child enrolled in a public Montessori program in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
Carrie Horwitz Lang, M.Ed.
Board Member
Director of Montessori Education and Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Loyola University Maryland. She leads Loyola's graduate Montessori pathways — including the M.Ed. in Montessori Education and the Credit for Prior Learning program — and collaborates with national and international Montessori training centers to expand access to advanced degrees for Montessori professionals.
Frank George IV
Board Member
Brings deep expertise and lived commitment to advancing justice in Montessori education.
Vision
We envision a world where peace is practiced daily, not just promised. A world where Montessori education is a right, not a privilege.
The Peace Rebellion dares to reimagine schools as sanctuaries of joy, safety, and truth — supporting the people, places, and projects that bring Montessori from philosophy into real-world practice.