RETURNING TO SCHOOL SAFELY

We have created a short informational video to help you to better understand what to expect as your students return to school this fall. Please take the time to view the video.

DO YOU SEE? PODCAST

Is a podcast about Mountain West Montessori school community. The podcast exists to tell some stories about our students and school, help you get to know our staff, and explore topics relevant to education in general and Montessori education in particular. Enjoy!

WHILE THEIR MINDS ARE OPEN & BRIGHT

Mountain West Montessori provides elementary education (K-6) using Montessori technique to engage and educate your child while they still see the world with wonder and fascination.

FREEDOM WITHIN LIMITS

Working within parameters set by their teachers, students are active participants in choosing their focus of learning. Internal satisfaction drives your child's curiosity and interest and results in sustainable, joyous learning.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM

Mountain West Montessori Academy provides middle school (7-9) education in a close community where student-teacher relationships last for years, students are known by multiple adults, and activities facilitate peer connections that last a lifetime.

WHY MONTESSORI?

Montessori Schools are uniquely designed to give children the benefit of a large, yet close-knit community. In the interest of teaching mutual respect, Montessori educators do not treat children as lesser people to be controlled, but rather as fellow humans to be respected. In a Montessori School, children have the ability to learn at the pace that works best for them to prevent gaps in their education and to reduce frustration. The Montessori learning experience, while following a curriculum and present lessons, is highly individualized, encouraging students to become engaged in learning and to pursue their passions.

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HALLMARKS OF MONTESSORI

What makes a program Montessori?

Younger children learn from older children; older children reinforce their learning by teaching concepts they have already mastered. This arrangement also mirrors the real world, where individuals work and socialize with people of all ages and dispositions.

Students need to have time to work through various tasks and responsibilities at their own pace. This uninterrupted work time is when the building of coordination, concentration, independence and order, and the assimilation of information are able to occur.

Maria Montessori understood the natural learning diversity in students and created an environment for children where they come each day and choose what they want to work on.

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