Community Montessori School

Education for Life

A Montessori school for children ages 12 months to 15 years

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Our Mission

Community Montessori School provides authentic Montessori education

in a nature-rich environment that cultivates collaboration, curiosity, love of learning,

and respect for oneself, others and the world.

Why choose Community Montessori School?

Individualized Learning


Lessons are designed and given to each child when they are most ready to learn.

Whole Child Education


Social, emotional, and physical development is emphasized along with academic skills.

Empowered by Choice


Freedom to move and choose activities fosters independence and self-confidence.

Supported by Research


Current neuroscience and human development research consistently backs Montessori.

Our Programs

I grew up with Montessori practices, so we knew we wanted our son to have the same learning experiences. We appreciate how much care his teachers take. His language and social skills have grown so quickly in just a short amount of time. You can tell he thinks deeper about the world around him.


 — Rebecca (Casita parent)

Weekly Newsletters

By Stephanie Sayre 05 Mar, 2024
Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is now open for current families. Parents will need to create an account in School Cues to complete the process. The re-enrollment period ends March 22nd.
By Stephanie Sayre 27 Feb, 2024
MONTESSORI TOOLS - SCAFFOLDED LEARNING The Montessori approach is very much a sequential learning system. Skills are built over time through a variety of activities and experiences. Everything in the prepared environment has a purpose and in some way contributes towards our larger goals for the child. In the Children's House, for example, writing preparation begins with activities like painting and polishing that prepare the hand and help the child develop their grip. When they are introduced to writing numbers or letters, the first activity is on a chalboard which has a big open space. Next they work on paper, still open but a smaller space. Later, they will move to writing on lined paper, where the space is smaller and more defined. But when the child tackles that challenge, they are able to focus on touching the lines because the skill of forming the letter has already been developed.
By Stephanie Sayre 20 Feb, 2024
THE MONTESSORI TOOL BOX - THREE PERIOD LESSON Last week we looked at the #1 tool in every Guides tool box, which is observation. I hope you took a minute at home to observe your child! Now let's take a peek at another tool Guides use every day in their work in the classroom - the three period lesson. Dr. Montessori developed this as a universal standard to guide how we present new information to children. The first period or stage is a brief demonstration of the concept. In a language lesson, for example, "this is a triangle". In math work, "this is how we do division". The second period is typically the longest of all. Here the child, with guidance as needed, works with materials to explore and gain understanding of what we introduced. The final or third period is a check of understanding. In the language lesson, we might ask "what is this?" When the child responds "a triangle" then we know they are ready to move on with the next lesson.
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