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Life at Montessori Central School

From the first day your child walks onto the Montessori Central School campus, he or she will encounter a wealth of inviting learning materials and a true sense of having “all the time in the world” to explore, alone or with new friends. The teacher’s respectful guidance provides a secure foundation for learning driven by your child’s interests and curiosity.
Life here is lived at the child’s pace, offering plenty of opportunities to become deeply engaged with scientifically designed learning materials in language, mathematics, development of the five senses, practical life (the skills of everyday living), and culture (art, music, world studies). Long, open work periods allow children to freely choose an activity, work until they are finished, and then replace it on the shelf, ready for the next child. Order and beauty are embedded in the indoor and outdoor environments, developing the children’s aesthetic sense as well as their concept of “a place for everything, and everything in its place.”
At Montessori Central School, the indoor and outdoor environments connect seamlessly. Nature comes inside in the form of flowers to arrange, small animals to care for, and classroom plants to nurture. The outdoors is an extension of the Montessori classroom, where children can collect rock specimens to study or leaves to identify.
Fresh air and sunshine inspire big work: digging in the garden, caring for our sheep, climbing on the play equipment—all in the company of good friends. The natural environment rewards patience with glimpses of colorful birds and butterflies. It affords endless exploration and discovery as well as a lovely setting for a community meal and sing-along. Above all, it provides daily opportunities to grow in responsibility, independence, and love and respect for all living things.

Programs Offered

Montessori Central School’s programs are year-round, with tuition paid monthly. Children may be enrolled at any time during the school year.

Half Day

8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., five days a week. The four core curriculum areas—practical life, sensorial, math, and language—are enhanced by cultural studies including music, art, and geography.

Full Day

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., five days a week. The full-day program lengthens the school day for the older children and allows them to work on more advanced projects with others their own age.

Extended Day

07:30 am – 05:30 pm., five days a week. Children in need of before- and after-school care can benefit from this program conducted on site by trained staff.

Special Classes

Optional after-school offerings include yoga, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), chess, and nature study.

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