Best Montessori School Scottsdale Near Me

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With sports programs, chess and theater, yoga classes, summer school, and more offered all year long, Mission Montessori Academy students have a world of enrichment at their fingertips.



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Each campus serves one of the Planes of Development described by the Montessori teaching method on which our curriculum is based. Our beautiful campuses are located across Scottsdale and connected by a unifying sense of spirit and purpose.

We invite you to learn more about each campus and schedule a tour to see for yourself how Mission Montessori Academy can meet your needs for Pre-K through 8th grade education.

We attribute Mission’s success to our global focus, combined with the Montessori philosophy of education, which focuses on a child’s social, psychological and physical development.

Mission Montessori Academy students are top performers who consistently earn acceptance to the best high schools and universities.

Mission Montessori students consistently score 75% higher than the state of Arizona average on standardized assessments.

100% of 8th grade graduates continue on to International Baccalaureate or honors programs in college preparatory high schools.

Montessori primary age students are exposed to world culture, gardening, and practical living skills earlier than traditional schools.

Mission Montessori Academy began as a dream in 1995 and has become an integral and respected member of the Arizona educational community. We are recognized globally, including Charter School of the Year in 2015-16. Our Mission Family works daily to pursue academic excellence, global, and social responsibility, and love and empathy for all life in a safe, nurturing, stimulating and peaceful environment.

The Montessori Method is a prepared educational environment where children can live and work in freedom and peace. Based on Maria Montessori’s keen observations of children and her astute insights into how children learn, she developed an environment of child-size everything and rich learning materials that answer the needs of the child’s emerging developmental impulses.

4worldlovers: We are inviting prospective parents to contact us to be added to the guest list. We will have information packets, and ability to schedule next visits for potential students. This first tour is for adults only to see the campus, ask questions, and meet some of the staff.

Montessori is all about community. As a traditional Montessori environment, Community Montessori School strives to bridge family and school. We provide children with a loving academic environment to help them thrive. The children develop responsibility for one's self and community, as they assist each other in learning and growing within the classroom. An emphasis on etiquette, manners, and conflict resolution expands your childs' emotional and social growth in a developmentally appropriate way. These blossoming children gain many skills and traits of character that will aid them in their future self development.

You are welcome to come in and see what makes Community Montessori a special and unique place of learning and growing.

We encourage our students to ask insightful questions and develop critical thinking skills, to explore their unique learning styles, and enjoy non traditional ways of thinking. We invite you to contact us and learn more about Community Montessori School and discover an education built for your child and your family.

Since 1998 Community Montessori School has provided an authentic, multi-age environment closely following the time tested philosophy set out by Dr. Montessori over 100 years ago. Our low ratio program and low staff turn over means that your child enjoys a consistent, attentive experience. Children enjoy a beautiful "oasis in the desert" that allows for an outdoor classroom as well as abundant opportunity for exploration and discovery.

In addition to our beautiful traditional Montessori materials, we keep pace with curious young minds by rotating our cultural lessons monthly. Age appropriate cultural lessons in geography, science, and virtues provide a well rounded education beyond the "basics". Our peaceful classroom provides a safe, warm, homelike atmosphere. We truly "follow the child", starting as young as two years old, by providing a wealth of choice within structure. Adhering to the philosophy of a multi-age classroom provides invaluable peer support and mimics a family dynamic. This aides in development as well, allowing these burgeoning learners to develop a true love of knowledge and study that will serve them well into the rest of their lives.

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Arcadia Montessori was founded in 1972, when Judy Pemberton sought to provide a better way to educate not only her own preschool-aged children, but all children. The options for such an education were limited at the time. “There were so many things that I wanted to do, that I believed in and felt,” Pemberton said. “And yet, there were so many restrictions and rules on how children should learn.”

Pemberton obtained her AMI Montessori Training and used it to guide her in the creation of something meaningful. She combined the Montessori method with her maternal instincts and the beliefs she already held about children and how they learned. “I considered each child as an individual needing to learn at their own pace.”

Arcadia Montessori began in a small room rented from a local church. There, Pemberton taught her first small class.

“I was a fish out of water, just jumping in,” she recalls. The school grew as fast as her own children, and soon both needed a new place to live. She settled on a house in the Arcadia Neighborhood, 5115 E. Virginia Avenue. The house was then home to her young family, and her 25 students.

Over the years, the demand for Montessori education grew, as did the school. In 2022, Arcadia Montessori expanded to a second campus on 52nd Street, just half of a mile away. This new campus welcomes infants, toddler, and primary students. Today, Arcadia Montessori welcomes more than 200 students, between our two campuses, each year.

Our Virginia Ave campus features four Toddler classrooms and three Primary classrooms. Our 52nd Street Campus features one Infant room, one Toddler room, and three primary rooms. The school provides growing gardens for each classroom, beautiful outdoor patios, playgrounds, and outdoor water activities for summer recreation. In addition to the core Montessori curriculum, students enjoy physical education, yoga, music, art, piano, and even Phoenix Zoo days.