The Ellie Kempley Scholarship

My beautiful sister Ellie died, without warning or reason, on September 16th 2022. Shock, sadness, disbelief, regret, and anger have defined the time since. Grief is all the love you want to give, but now can’t - and Mum, Dad, James, Abi and I loved Ellie beyond imagination.

To express that love, we proudly established The Ellie Kempley Scholarship at the Maria Montessori Institute (MMI). The MMI is a registered charity which promotes the authentic educational approach first developed by Maria Montessori. They offer a variety of courses, but when Ellie passed away, she was mid-way through an AMI Montessori 3-6 Diploma.

She hugely enjoyed, and thrived in, her first year of study and was destined to be a wonderful teacher. She was incredibly passionate about children, had graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in Childhood Studies, and had worked part-time at Rigg Farm Montessori Nursery.

Each year from 2024, the Ellie Kempley Scholarship will cover the full tuition of a student through the course that Ellie was unable to finish. It was always her dream to educate, inspire, and care for young people. By sponsoring teachers in her memory, we can do just that.

My family, friends and I will be fundraising biannually by taking on endurance challenges and/or hosting social events. In 2023, a team of 33 took on the Yorkshire Marathon and raised over £30,000. If you'd like to join us, or fundraise on our behalf, please don't hesitate to reach out on GoFundMe

For more information or details regarding the scholarship, please visit https://www.mariamontessori.org/training/teacher-training/3-6-years/the-ellie-kempley-scholarship-fund/