Bernie’s Book Bank

Bernie’s Book Bank empowers nearly 300,000 children in Chicagoland and Milwaukee to explore new ideas, gain knowledge, and strengthen reading skills through book ownership. Every Lloyd Barbee student receives eight new books, yearly, to read, treasure, and take home through our school’s partnership with the book bank.

Bradford Memorial A.M.E. Church

Members of this neighborhood church volunteer during school programs and as Forward Scholars literacy mentors in our classrooms.

Brady Education Foundation

Creators and scholars designing, building, and collaborating on our school’s third floor are grateful for the Brady Education Foundation’s generous support of the Lloyd Barbee Montessori School Makerspace.

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

Students stay warm and well supplied for the school day thanks to winter wear donations and school-supply drives sponsored by church members.

GE HealthCare

Employee volunteers from this leading technology healthcare company clean and green the Lloyd Barbee schoolyard, gardens, and other outdoor learn-and-play spaces.

Mount Mary University

Interns from the university’s Art Therapy MS program staff Lloyd Barbee’s serene, student-centered art therapy room and provide weekly sessions to students who are referred by Lloyd Barbee teachers.

Trader Joes

Weekly, free floral arrangements from Trader Joes help our teachers create peaceful and beautiful learning spaces – a Montessori principle. Lloyd Barbee students arrange flowers as a “practical life” learning activity and even dissect flowers during botany lessons.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Center for Student Talent & Experience: Thirty university students volunteer at Lloyd Barbee each semester.
• Peck School of the Arts Art Education Program: Art teachers in training attend twice-weekly university classes at the school and plan a culminating art project with Lloyd Barbee students.

Wisconsin Montessori Association

Established in 2010, the Wisconsin Montessori Association supports teachers, parents and Montessori schools in Wisconsin by advocating and informing stakeholders through professional development, school wide support services, conferences and parent education and advocacy.