School at a Glance (2007-08)

• Program Characteristics
• School Tours
• Montessori on the Web
• History of Community Montessori

Community Montessori is a focus school and the only public Montessori school in the Boulder Valley School District.  We serve children from preschool through 5th grade.  The preschool is tuition based with financial assistance available for those who qualify based on income.

Our mission is to challenge the learning potential of each student through a child-centered, individualized approach based on respect for self, others and the environment.  Manipulative learning materials are developmentally sequenced within the rich integrated curriculum.  The classroom environment allows children to move freely and make challenging choices within safe limits and clear academic expectations.

Community Montessori's classrooms are multiage, primary (ages 3–6), lower elementary (ages 6–9) and upper elementary (ages 9–11).  Students build a strong rapport with their teacher and peers through the continuity of the 2 & 3–year class cycle.  We focus on family involvement and provide ample opportunities for parents to participate in their child's education.

Services include after school child care and extracurricular activities.

We cordially invite you to come and visit us at Community Montessori.

Tours of Community Montessori for prospective parents are available from October 24, 2007 through January 11, 2008.  They last about an hour and provide an opportunity to see our facility, ask questions about our program and observe interactions in the classroom.  Tours are also available in Spanish by appointment.

For more information on the Montessori method of education visit these web sites:
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• www.montessori.org

Select "Online Library" in the navigation bar on the left side, for an excellant collection of online educational Montessori articles, as well as " Montessori 101: Some Basic Information that Every Montessori Parent Should Know ", a wonderful collection of articles in pdf form, including " A Day in the Life of a Montessori Child".

• www.montessori-namta.org

Select "What is Montessori" and "FAQs About Montessori" in the "About Montessori" pop-down menu.

• www.jolapub.com

For a list of Montessori web sites

In 1993 working teams of parents, community members and Montessori educators interested in founding a public Montessori school within the Boulder Valley School District joined forces.  This group developed the required proposal for presentation to the Boulder Valley School Board.

In the fall of 1994 the proposal was presented and accepted for implementation.   Through the efforts of these "pioneers" the first public Montessori school in the Boulder Valley School District opened its doors in the fall of 1995.  Since then Community Montessori has grown from 4 to 11 classrooms.

Through extensive fundraising and volunteerism our community has fully equipped the program including classrooms, art, music, physical education, library as well as materials for outdoor education.  Community Montessori continues to be strongly supported by parent and community involvement, commitment and vision.