In a conversation with Ana Maria Garcia Blanco, listeners will be invited into the world of public Montessori in Puerto Rico. As the Principal of the first public Montessori program on the island, other schools turned to her for support building public Montessori programs to serve their children. This led to the founding of the Instituto Nueva Escuela where she has been the Executive Director since 2009— now serving 46 public schools around the Island. 

As the winner of the American Montessori Society’s Living Legacy Award for 2020, Dr. Garcia was described as “An educator who has transformed the future of public Montessori in Puerto Rico.” In this conversation, she shares her passion and insight about the influence Montessori schools have had on the community and the influence the community has had on the Montessori schools.