Montessori International

Founded by Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet in Colorado Springs in 1970, Montessori International was a private school for children age three months through the twelfth grade. The curriculum was based on the educational principles set forth by Dr. Maria Montessori and the ascended masters, and its motto was “Learn to Love to Do Well and You Shall.” Its goal was to assist children in developing their highest potential, human and divine.

In later years, Montessori International incorporated techniques developed by Romalda Spalding, Glenn Doman, Marva Collins and Anna Ingham as well as methods advanced by its own teachers.

History

By 1972, Montessori International expanded to two preschool classrooms, with thirty-five children. In 1976, the school moved to Pasadena in fulfillment of Jesus’ mission in “the New Jerusalem,” the city of Los Angeles. Beginning in 1979, at Camelot in Malibu, California, Dr. Elizabeth Caspari, friend, student, and co-worker of Dr. Maria Montessori, conducted twelve teacher training courses over the next seven years. By the early 1980s, M.I. had nearly 250 students with fifty faculty members, and it remained in session at the Church’s current headquarters at the Royal Teton Ranch in Montana until 1997.

Sources

“The Past Is Prologue” The History of The Summit Lighthouse (published February 1994).

Pearls of Wisdom, vol. 68, no. 19, May 15, 2025. Endnote 4.