Generations of Students

Forrest Goodluck
Forrest Goodluck attends Stanford University. He is an actor,  director, screenwriter and Sundance Fellow. In his big screen debut, he appeared opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Revenant”. Forrest appears also in “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” and in the important film “Indian Horse” a story that brings to light the infamous boarding school experiences of so many Indigenous peoples. In an article in The Guardian, Forrest is called “…the Native American actor ripping up the. . . read more >

Elena Crowley-Ornelas
I graduated with a master of science in geology from Texas Tech University last weekend (August 2018) and I am working with the U.S. Geological Survey Texas Water Science Center. My thesis is about quantifying the impact geology has on the movement of groundwater to surface water and vice versa. In October, I will be transferring to the USGS Lower Mississippi Gulf Region Water Science Center in Nashville, TN to work as a hydrologist in the. . . read more >

Jeanne Callan
Jeanne Louderbough Callan (class of 1983) was one of the first to graduate from Escuela Del Sol’s elementary program. Jeanne went on to earn a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona where she focused on understanding the molecular biology behind breast cancer metastasis. Following her graduate studies, Jeanne worked with a start-up biotechnology company focused on developing bioengineered synthetic materials to promote tissue regeneration. Eventually Jeanne went on to become. . . read more >

Sam’s Story
There are many things about a Montessori classroom that stand out as different from that of a typical elementary school. Taking even a cursory glance around, someone who was expecting a more standard classroom set-up would certainly take note of the free-flowing nature of the class, the organized chaos, the clusters of students sitting criss-cross on the carpet, some drawing maps of Asia and others building models of water molecules. More still, on the far. . . read more >