At Torit, students and their families deserve to feel known and needed. Whether you are the parents of a 3 month old, a 3 year old, or a 10 year old, you are trusting us with your most precious possession, and you are trusting us to create the kind of community around you that will support your child’s growth and development. At the same time, you’re choosing the kinds of adults you want to connect with and the kinds of families whose values complement your own.

Simultaneously, we are a diverse community, a tapestry of languages and cultures and beliefs that sometimes reinforces what we believe and sometimes challenges us. In that diversity is strength. The strength to learn from each other, laugh with each other, and grow together. Those are the gifts of an independent school and a Montessori school like Torit.

“I’m so excited about Torit for my daughter. It’s a real school, not a daycare.” So said one parent to me at drop off this week. “We’re so thrilled about what our son is learning from his teachers,” another parent shared at the Curriculum Night on Tuesday. I’ve seen children come in with big smiles on their faces and others leave tired but so engaged from Extended Day that parents had to wait until a project was finished. I peeked into classrooms this week to see a doctor presenting about her professional life, a lawyer explaining what she wore to court (kids focus on the immediate!), and a parent telling students about an upcoming religious holiday, Diwali. All this is Torit, a school I’m proud to lead and one you can be proud to be a part of.