Montessori Arts and Sciences has managed to capture the essence of a small town learning environment with the benefit of a progressive and extensive curriculum.

Education is advanced enough to engage the student, without intimidating; and at the same time, exposing them to new technologies in learning without overwhelming or overburdening. As a parent, I enjoy the surprises that my daughter shares with me, both in the form of her creative art and cultural projects and her knowledge of subjects that I was not exposed to until college. We are eternally grateful for the experience of this education for our daughter.
– Chris and Tracy Abrams

The beauty of Montessori Arts and Sciences is that it offers all the advantages of a home school such as a warm environment, flexibility in the curriculum, challenges, and high expectations for behavior. Yet the program is run by caring professionals who have the knowledge, experience and resources to take my children further than I knew they could go. The school offers a rich, well rounded education with art beyond compare. We are in our fourth year at the school and very pleased with it.
– K.S.

Our son's experience at Montessori Arts and Sciences has been remarkable. He takes great joy in learning and has developed self-confidence, fairness, determination and enthusiasm. We are delighted to see his respect for others and the positive way that he and his classmates interact.
– J. Mc Manus

Our Child has been thriving at Montessori Arts and Sciences for the last few years. He has acquired inner discipline and confidence that amazes us.

We do notice that all the students at the school have an extraordinary excitement about learning and participating in class. We observe the students in class and notice the enthusiasm that they all seem to share.

On a daily basis our son talks at length about what he is doing and learning about in class. When I asked him recently what he liked best in school he responded, "I like Zoology, Math, Science and the rest!". The curriculum is enriched far beyond the public school system and the respect for individual differences is clear.
– L. Berman

Dr. Maria Montessori believed that each child is born with a unique potential to be revealed, rather than as a "blank slate" waiting to be written upon. Through her scientific observations of children, she developed an amazing educational system, which remains virtually peerless event today. In her system, the teacher functions as a facilitator to help each child discover his or her unique potential. The carefully prepared environment and work allows the children the freedom to follow their natural curiosity within a structured curriculum.

Montessori Arts and Sciences School provides a beautiful setting and a well-rounded curriculum. The children lean complex matematical concepts through hands-on tools. The strong focus on arts, language, and music helps the children to develop their creativity and get a broad and complete education.
– J. Osten

Today, I went on a field trip with my 6-year-old daughter to the Museum of Man with the Montessori Arts and Sciences School.

The kids (grades 1 through 6; 30 in all) were given a notebook - a 4"x6" sketch pad inside a custom sewn cover complete with separate pockets for a dozen or so colored pencils in the inside cover and a tie string on the outside - and they were told they were going to be archeologists and to record notes and drawings of whatever interested them.

The docent was wonderful as she took these little scientists through the "Journey to the Copper Age" exhibit. What I began to see was even more impressive. The kids began taking notes and drawing sketches of what was pointed out (either by the docent, or by one of the teachers or chaperones). The littler ones were a bit more tentative, but - inspired by what they saw- soon they were all writing, drawing and sharing their "findings" with each other. In no time at all kids, parents and teachers were all involved in helping each other to discover the Copper Age!

One of the basic concepts of the Montessori Method is that by combining multiple grade levels into one class, the younger children learn from watching the older children and the older children benefit in teaching the younger ones. The Montessori Arts & Sciences implementation is even more impressive in that it is always emphasized that the teachers are learning as well. This field trip was a great example of the Montessori Method in action. The kids were excited by not only the exhibits, but in working together and helping each other do the best they could.

Then, to top it off, after the field trip my daughter asked if she could stay after school to "play" with a classmate. When I went to pick her up an hour later, she and her friend proudly showed me the practice spelling tests they had just given each other (and graded) in preparation for their test the next day (they did this with no prompting at all from their teacher)!

What a wonderful environment in which to grow and learn!

- P. Freidman