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Rainbow Bridge Montessori School History
Rainbow Bridge Montessori School is owned and operated by Juli and Chris Inman, residents of
Sonoma County since 1968. Juli and Chris both graduated from Sonoma State University.
Chris received his B.A. in Philosophy in 1972 and Juli received her B.A. in Psychology in 1975.
Juli Inman
Juli Inman has been teaching preschool since 1974. She received her Association Montessori
Internationale Certificate in 1978 for ages 2 to 6 years old. Juli has worked as a teacher
and administrator at the present school site since 1978. In 1980 Chris and Juli purchased the business.
The property was purchased in 1981.
Chris Inman
Chris Inman completed the carpentry apprenticeship program after college and worked 23 years in
the trades; the 13 years of which he owned and operated a custom cabinet shop called Creative Woodworks.
From 1995-1998 he attended the Elementary Montessori Institute of the Northwest in Oregon and received his
Association Montessori Internationale Certificate in 1998 for ages 6 to 12 years old. Chris received his
Masters in Education in 2000. He worked at Brush Creek Montessori School in Santa Rosa, California for
one year and then help open Quest Montessori School in Petaluma with Juli Inman where he taught for 3 years. Chris now
homeschools their son, Josh, and has re-opened Creative Woodworks doing cabinetry and home repair.
Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge also takes pride in providing a beautiful environment both indoors and outside.
The business received an award from the City of Cotati for Best Improved Property in 1985. Chris Inman
maintains the school buildings and continues to expand and upgrade the landscaping.
Rainbow Bridge Montessori School is very well-known in the community and has an excellent reputation.
Rainbow Bridge serves families from the Rohnert Park-Cotati area as well as Petaluma, Penngrove, Sebastopol, and
Santa Rosa. There are two Primary classrooms for ages 3 to 6 years old, preschool and kindergarten, the
second Primary classroom was built in 1985. The classroom for the Preparatory classroom for ages 2 to 3
years old was purchased in 1987. This classroom also serves as the Extended Daycare room.
“To stimulate life—and then leave it free to develop, to unfold. That is the first task of the
educator.”
- Dr. Maria Montessori
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