Reimagining High School
River Montessori High School students walking to the South Bend Museum of Art for Ceramics class
one size doesn’t fit all
River Montessori High School (RMHS) is the product of a group of educators who reject the “assembly line” approach to educating students. We believe in providing a deeply integrated, vigorous, community-centered school experience that prepares high school students for “what’s next” in life, whether that is trade school, starting a business, attending college, or something else.
The foundation of RMHS is an Indiana Core 40 Diploma. beyond that, students are only limited by their desire, dedication, and work ethic.
A zip code shouldn’t Limit your future
A sobering study released in 2018 through a partnership between the U.S. Census Bureau and researchers at Harvard University illustrated the profound effect a student’s home zip code has on lifelong financial and health outcomes.
Supported by fundraising efforts and participation in Indiana’s School Choice program, Two-Thirds of The seats at River Montessori High School are reserved for low- and Middle-Income families.
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Small School, Huge Impact
River Montessori High School is more than a “one off” school in downtown South Bend. As a member of the Wildflower network of schools, the launch team of RMHS is breaking new ground as the network’s first high school in the mainland United States. Recognizing the potential for the school’s replication, the Drexel Fund – an education venture philanthropy organization – recently committed more than $120k over the next two years in support of River’s launch.
