The “Nido” (nee-doe), the Italian word for “nest”, is how Maria Montessori described the infant environment. At MINE, ME, & US Montessori School, the Nido Environment are home-like with lovely, natural wooden and cloth materials, child-sized wooden furniture, clean surfaces, organic cotton sheets and blankets, soft soothing music, and magnificent plants in order for children to feel safe, cared for, loved and challenged.

The “Nido” (nee-doe), the Italian word for “nest”, is how Maria Montessori described the infant environment. At MINE, ME, & US Montessori School, the Nido Community are home-like with lovely, natural wooden and cloth materials, child-sized wooden furniture, clean surfaces, organic cotton sheets and blankets, soft soothing music, and magnificent plants in order for children to feel safe, cared for, loved and challenged.

The Toddler Community is spacious to encourage freedom of movement. Beautiful Montessori materials developed to entice the sense of wonder innate in children while meeting their developmental needs in the areas of movement, language, motor skills, and independence fill each classroom. Montessori teachers carefully observe the children and match the classroom materials to encourage their developmental progress based on Montessori training and the latest child development research.

The Children’s House classroom and materials are designed, by Dr. Maria Montessori, and arranged with the intention of supporting each child’s ability to work independently, have confidence in their own capabilities, and to honor their right to exploration and discovery. The Children’s House Montessori teacher guides rather than instructs; allowing each child the space to facilitate their own learning experience and acquire knowledge through individual work.

Lower Montessori Elementary provides the elementary child with authentic all day, year-round Montessori education and supports each child’s development according to individual potential and innate love of learning. Rich with explorations in the natural environment, impressionistic lessons discovering the disciplines and the universe, opportunities for social exploration and growth.

In the Upper Montessori Elementary, students continue to grow their sense of connection to the world around them as well as their independence in exploring it.students research individually chosen topics and summarize their findings through timelines and/or reports. Similarly, students often make and test conjectures based on their mathematics or other observations of the world. The main academic goal is to help students learn how to become independent learners.