The Montessori Place is an independent school situated at two stunning sites - one by the sea, in Brighton & Hove, and the other in the countryside, close to Lewes/Uckfield. We serve 145 children and young people (and their families) from 15 months to 18 years, in the tradition of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI). A large part of the adolescent program of community work centres around running an organic market garden. The most basic need of producing food and looking after the land brings a deep connection to nature, society and ourselves. This leads on to the trade and exchange of produce, allowing the young people to handle money and appreciate the value of both the products they sell and their individual and collective ability to partake in adult society.