Claire's Montessori partners with consultants to ensure programs in the school follow high-fidelity Montessori guidelines and practices. The school holds membership with the International Montessori Council.
The Montessori Foundation is an organization committed to the advancement of Montessori education around the world. In the video below, the Montessori Foundation has been featured in an episode of the National Education Report, hosted by well-known commentator Hugh Downs, for National Public television in the United States. The show introduces Montessori education and the work of the Montessori Foundation.
About Dr. Maria Montessori
Dr. Maria Montessori became Italy's first female physician in 1896 before shifting her focus to child education. She established Casa dei Bambini (“Children's House”), where she developed her educational method through careful observation of how children naturally learn through interaction with their environment.
Montessori identified ages 2½ to 6 as developmentally critical, introducing the concept of “The Absorbent Mind” — children's remarkable capacity to absorb their surroundings intuitively and effortlessly.
Our School Philosophy
Claire's Montessori emphasizes fostering physical, social, and intellectual independence and environmental mastery. Key features of our approach include:
- Carefully prepared classrooms designed for exploration and discovery
- Individualized instruction that meets each child where they are
- Multi-age classroom settings that foster natural peer mentoring
- Hands-on learning materials that develop concrete understanding
“Claire's Montessori was established in August of 1994 to fill a need for high quality Preschool education.”