The Montessori Schoolhouse has two campuses and spans ages preschool through sixth grade. All of our classrooms are beautiful, inspiring, and full of academic hands-on materials. Teachers guide and observe students during the work cycle, and students learn to make responsible choices as they navigate the prepared classroom environment.
The Montessori Schoolhouse Preschool/Kindergarten provides a beautiful environment that promotes self-confidence and independence, concentration and a love of learning. Our carefully prepared classrooms offer hundreds of wonderful, hands-on materials in Practical Life, Sensory-Motor skills, Language, Mathematics and Culture, including Geography and the Sciences.
The Preschool/Kindergarten schedule runs from 8:45 am to noon, Monday through Friday, with morning drop-off beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Early drop-off is available from 7:45 a.m. Our school year commences in mid-August and concludes in early June.
There is no fee for the regular school day for the charter school, Kindergarten through eighth grade.
Preschool, Before and Afterschool care are available on a fee basis: Early drop-off begins at 7:45 a.m. and the Afterschool program runs from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at each site.
Click below to see a sample of the curriculum that is covered at The Montessori Schoolhouse. Or, visit our admissions page to apply!
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In addition to challenging curricula in Reading and Math, the Elementary program includes World Geography, a full Science curriculum, History, Creative Writing, Social Studies and the Arts.
Our Academic Program is rich in both breadth and depth. We present complete cultural and history units in subjects such as Ancient Greece, The American Revolution and Mini-Society in Upper Elementary and Ancient Egypt, Pioneers and Australia in Lower Elementary, just to name a few.
In Science, our curriculum is vast and deep, with studies in Human Anatomy, the Formation of the Universe, the Elements and Simple Machines, also just naming a few.
Our programs also offer Practical Life, Grace and Courtesy, and Community Building.
Click here to see some of the many units that we study at The Montessori Schoolhouse.
…And you can read more about our incredible staff by clicking here.
Our new Middle School program is blossoming beautifully. We have a rigorous, standards-aligned Math program including fantasy basketball statistics studies, and a lively hands-on Science curriculum including building jar terrariums and extracting strawberry DNA. We have a fun, practical life Spanish program— one student took her Spanish folder with her on a trip to Mexico so she could practice the useful vocabulary she’d learned. In Humanities, we have an integrated Social Studies, Literature and Writing program. Students have studied themes of Power and Belonging in World History, studied Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, read literature books such as Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor and Front Desk by Kelly Yang, practiced writing skills, and enjoyed Shakespearean insults and Reader’s Theater. Treven Hooker is leading our Nature Studies Program with hiking field trips, weekly ecology lessons, and a Fall and Spring Camping Trip. We had a blast last year at BICAS doing recycled metal art and learning about bike care, riding, and repair. Last Spring we saw Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Rogue Theater. Our small, mixed-age classroom community is creative, kind, and close-knit— it’s a truly unique Middle School experience. If you’d like to read more about the benefits of a Montessori Adolescent Program for your child you can read this research article on self-determination theory, or this article comparing student motivation in traditional versus Montessori programs. Call Hannah at our Middle School campus if you’re interested in Admissions — (520) 596-4765.
The Montessori Schoolhouse offers a full complement of enrichment activities including piano and violin, weekly singing with our delightful minstrel Bruce, a dynamic and sophisticated Chess program, and a cooperative movement Physical Education program.
Before and Afterschool Care is available on a fee basis:
Early drop-off at both schools begins at 7:45 a.m.
The Preschool/Kindergarten Afterschool program runs from 12:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the 6th Avenue location.
The Elementary Afterschool program runs from 2:45 to 5:30 p.m. at the Fort Lowell location.
Our Afterschool programs feature engaging and fun activities such as art, cooking, games, and outdoor play!
