Montessori Method

Over 100 years ago, Dr. Maria Montessori used her genius intuition to create a method of child instruction where the child learns using as many of his/her senses as possible. It wasn't until modern times that science has had the tools to evaluate her method and it has found: the method works!

Dr. Maria Montessori started her first school over 100 years ago.
Her genius intuition helped her create a method of child instruction...
...where the child learns using as many of his/her senses as possible
It wasn't until modern times that science has had the tools...
...to evaluate her method and it has found: the method works!
This method teaches children HOW to learn - a skill they will use for a lifetime.

100+ Years of Education

Current research indicates that a child can learn naturally and happily as part of his/her normal growth. Directors and staff are sensitive to the fact that each child is a unique individual with different needs and aptitudes and each child progresses at different rates.

All early learning takes place initially through the senses. Given a prepared environment, the child will choose, from the varied and rich stimuli present, the tools necessary for his/her own natural growth. By working with the concrete Montessori materials and solving specific problems the child will reach comprehension.

The Montessori environment is a positive, stimulating, and enriching environment for children of all ages, all cultural backgrounds, all capabilities and/or gifts. The work process involves attaining skills, refining tasks, developing sensitivities, strengthening concentration, solving problems, and achieving new insights. The goal is to become happy and useful members of society; to achieve the ability to cope" and to "adapt" well, and to gain competence to function in the real world.

Parents are a vital part of our program and are encouraged to be actively involved in parent education and the various committees at the school.

Famous Montessori Graduates

Joshua Bell: American violinist
Jeff Bezos: founder of Amazon.com
Dr. T Berry Brazelton: noted peditrician &author
Sergey Brin & Larry Page: co-founders of Google
Julia Child: first TV chef & author
George Clooney: Academy Award-winning actor
Sean "P.Diddy" Combs: rapper/muscian & producer
Eric Cornell PhD: Nobel Prize winner
Anne Frank: Dutch diarist from World War II
Katherine Graham: owner/editor of The Washington Post
Friedensreich Hundertwasser: Austrian painter & architect
Helen Hunt: Academy Award-winning actress
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Noble Prize winner for literature
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: editor & former first lady
Jimmy Wales: founder of Wikipedia
Prince William & Prince Harry: English royal family
Will Wright: designer of The Sims