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Learn why families choose Montessori School of Durham for their child
“No one can be free unless [they are] independent. Therefore, the first active manifestations of the child's individual liberty must be so guided that through this activity he may arrive at independence.”
At Montessori School of Durham, the child is in the process of becoming.
Montessori School of Durham endeavors to create a welcoming environment where diversity and inclusion are activated for the good of our students, families, and staff. Together, our learning community honors the cultural wisdom, practices, and dispositions of its members in pursuit of a just and peaceful world.
"We do not say that we want to prepare a school for the children, we wish to prepare an environment for life, where the child can develop a life." -Maria Montessori
Modern neuroscience confirms that classic Montessori methods promote problem solving, independent thinking, creativity, and collaboration.
"Free the child's potential, and you will transform [them] into the world." -Maria Montessori
This transformation begins in our prepared environments that foster the
development of order, concentration, coordination, and independence in a gentle atmosphere of respect, care, grace, and courtesy.
Montessori School of Durham is committed to the joy of learning and seeks to educate the “whole child," addressing each aspect of development. Our classrooms offer a highly individualized curriculum, tailored to the unique path of each child’s development. Since 1976, we have built our community on respect and trust and have embraced diversity in all its aspects. We were the first school in North Carolina to become an American Montessori Society accredited school and now also maintain accreditation with AdvancEd.
Early Childhood and Elementary students (as well as friends in the community) are invited to register for our After School Enrichment courses. Some offerings are individual lessons (e.g. piano); some are group classes targeted for a particular age range of students. Classes vary by semester, although some are constants. Check out the course offerings and register before the deadline of Tuesday, September 1st at 11pm.
Early Childhood and Elementary students are also eligible for "School's Out" camps held on some of our Teacher Workdays. Registration for the School's Out camps is also available in the Auxiliary Programs registration portal.
The “Pizza Thursday” lunch fundraiser, hosted by the Upper Elementary students, is back! Upper and Lower Elementary, Kindergarten, Early Childhood students, and MSD Staff are eligible to sign up for weekly pizza. If you want your child to participate for the fall semester, register from the Tuesday announcements or the Family Portal. Only families with children in Early Childhood and Elementary will have access to that registration resource board. The deadline to register is Friday, September 4th at 11:00pm.
MSD admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, age, citizenship, military status, and genetic information to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. MSD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, age, citizenship, military status, and genetic information in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan program, hiring policies, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
