“mrm loves diverse books!” book fair
Oct 27–Nov 10, 2023

  • In person during MRM Conferences: Nov 2–3 during school hours!

  • In person at Zenith Bookstore: Oct 27–Nov 10 — Mention MRM & All purchases from the bookstore will benefit MRM’s libraries!

  • Online at Zenith bookstore: CLICK HERE. Use code “MANYRIVERS”

https://zenithbookstore.com/many-rivers

Support diverse books AND our local bookstore! ALL sales at Zenith this weekend (think books, hats, bookmarks, bags...) using the code MANYRIVERS will help benefit MRM's class libraries. Thanks to Zenith, MRM's classrooms will receive a percentage of the proceeds in free books from our specially curated book fair list. 

Come and check out our 2023 Top 100+ Diverse Books display, pick out some meaningful holiday gifts for the kids you love. Share the link https://zenithbookstore.com/many-rivers with a fellow parent, family member, or a friend!  

top 100+ Book lists from previous years:

Here is MRM's 2022’s Top 100+ Diverse Books list.
To check out the 2021 list, click here.
To check out the 2020 list, click here.
To check out the 2019 list, click here.
For further 2019 recommendations, click here.

You are invited to join the DEIJ Community Nights!

At MRM, we want to build a community of people that celebrate diversity, work towards equity, and practice inclusion — individually, communally, and organizationally. One of the ways we do this for the wider community is through our DEIJ Nights!

Oct 27–Nov 10, 2023 | “MRM Loves Diverse Books!” Book Fair

January 2024 | MRM @ Duluth MLK JR. event

Winter 2024 | DEIJ Forum with guest speaker, details TBA

Spring 2024 | MRM @ Lincoln Park Earth Week Cleanup

* Watch your email for more info!

Interested in joining the DEIJ Committee?

We meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 7pm at MRM.

You are invited to join the DEIJ Committee’s monthly meeting, in which we plan events, discuss topics, and recommend policies for the school to consider. For more information, or to express interest in joining the DEIJ Committee, please email jennifer.lien@manyriversmontessori.org.

MRM’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Statement

“A great social mission that will ensure the child justice, harmony, and love remains to be accomplished.
And this great task must be the work of education, for this is the only way to build a new world and bring peace.”
Maria Montessori, Education and Peace, 1949

Many Rivers Montessori is founded upon the educational philosophy of Maria Montessori, for whom justice was a prerequisite for true peace. At Many Rivers Montessori, justice is a core value that animates our work of educating children who will transform the world. From this flows our commitment to the goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and our journey towards becoming anti-bias and anti-racist in every aspect of our community.

As a school, we commit to keep the value of justice at the forefront of our efforts by:

  • Recognizing and celebrating differences inherent in our shared humanity, and protecting the worth, dignity, and rights of all members of our school community, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, socioeconomic status, age, or ability. 

  • Thoughtfully integrating developmentally appropriate anti-bias, anti-racist curriculum in all classrooms to equip our students to identify biases, reject stereotypes, and respect and honor members of historically marginalized communities and their contributions to society.

  • Becoming anti-bias and anti-racist in our school’s programs, policies, and practices, even as we continue to seek growing diversity in our school community.

[Updated Spring 2022]