Prepared
Learn how a Montessori education can prepare your child for life.

"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.

Why Montessori? Prepare your child.

Transformed
Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

"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. 

Explore our transformative programs.

Independent
Who do MSD graduates become?

"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 [they] may arrive at independence." -Maria Montessori

At Montessori School of Durham, the child is in the process of becoming. 

MSD graduates become...

Upcoming Events

Recent News

Montessori School of Durham (MSD) is accepting applications for the 2023-24 school year. We invite prospective parents to an Open House:

Sunday, January 8th, 2023 from 3-5pm
2800 Pickett Rd. Durham NC 27705
Register to attend

January's Open House is a chance for prospective families to talk with teachers and explore the classrooms and playgrounds. MSD offers an authentic Montessori education for children ages 3 months through the 6th grade, and after-school care is also available. Current parents will be on hand during Open House to answer questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

Triangle-area independent schools are seeking talented educators of color to fill full- and part-time teaching and staff positions in our schools. If you are a current teacher or interested in a career in a Montessori school, we invite you to join us! Check out the careers page of our website.

More than a dozen Triangle-area schools are participating in the hiring fair. Register to attend.

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.