Dr. Juliet King

Juliet King, a Benedict College graduate, spent five decades as a teacher, union steward, and school leader in Miami. She co-founded Coral Reef Montessori Academy, Florida’s first Montessori charter school, and was the first Black recipient of the American Montessori Society’s Living Legacy Award.

Co-founder of Coral Reef Montessori Academy in Miami.
First Black recipient of the AMS Living Legacy Award.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2025 in Education.