Montessori Education
What if school felt less like a place where children sat and listened, and more like a place where they discovered, created, and led? That is the promise of Montessori education and decades of research confirm it delivers. Spanning from Infant to Secondary, our Montessori programs allow your child to grow their independence no matter their age.
Our Montessori Program is More Than a Method: It’s a Philosophy of Trust in the Child
What if school felt less like a place where children sat and listened, and more like a place where they discovered, created, and led? That is the promise of Montessori education and decades of research confirm it delivers.
The Montessori philosophy begins with a fundamental belief: every child carries within themselves the person they will become. The job of education is not to fill children with information but to prepare an environment where their natural drive to learn can flourish. Freedom, order, and self-discipline are not opposing forces in a Montessori classroom. They work together, teaching children that agency and responsibility go hand in hand.
What Expert Research Shows About The Montessori Learning Method
A landmark study published in the journal Science (Lillard & Else-Quest, 2006) used a school lottery design — considered among the most rigorous methods available — to compare Montessori and non-Montessori students. The results were striking:
• 5-year-olds in Montessori performed better on standardized tests of reading and math
• Montessori children showed more advanced social cognition and executive control
• At age 12, Montessori students wrote more creative essays with more complex sentence structures
• Montessori students showed greater concern for fairness and justice
A follow-up study by Lillard (2012) found high-fidelity Montessori programs produced significantly greater gains in executive function, reading, math, vocabulary, and social problem-solving compared to both lower-fidelity Montessori and conventional programs.
The Montessori Classroom: What Your Child Actually Experiences
Walk into a Montessori classroom and you will notice something immediately: it does not look like a typical school. There are no rows of desks facing a board. Instead, children move freely between learning areas, choosing materials that match their current developmental readiness. A four-year-old might be carefully pouring water between containers, building hand-eye coordination and concentration. An older child nearby works through a math problem using physical beads, making abstract concepts tangible.
Multi-age groupings are intentional and powerful. Younger children learn by watching older peers; older children deepen their own understanding by teaching what they know. Teachers are called guides and they observe, support, and introduce new challenges at exactly the right moment for each child.
Our Montessori Programs by Age
Experiences during your child’s first three years of life are pivotal to his or her physical, intellectual, and socio-emotional growth. In fact, 82% of the brain develops during this time. Through personalized care and engaging activities in a calm, secure environment, our professional team fosters your baby’s early foundational skills.
Infant Program
Montessori principles from day one. Prepared environments that support each baby’s natural motor, sensory, and cognitive development. Teachers observe and respond to individual cues rather than imposing a schedule.
Toddler Program
Practical life activities build the independence toddlers crave. Sensorial materials sharpen the senses. Language development is woven into every interaction. Children feel capable because they are.
Primary Program
The core Montessori curriculum: practical life, sensorial exploration, language arts, mathematics, and cultural studies. Children work at their own pace, building mastery and a genuine love of learning.
Secondary Program
The Montessori Method expanded for older students exploring their world through a combination of self-led academic study and peer-to-peer mentoring in mixed-aged classrooms.
Cadence Education Montessori Schools: A National Network of Excellence
Cadence Education has built one of the most extensive portfolios of Montessori schools in the United States, over 30 campuses across 9 states, including several with long-established legacies of Montessori excellence.
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Georgia Montessori Preschools
A legacy worth noting: The Suzuki School in Atlanta was founded in 1976 in collaboration with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki and holds MACTE accreditation (Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education) the gold standard for Montessori program quality. Cadence also operates the Montessori Teacher Education Institute of Atlanta, training the next generation of Montessori educators.
The Suzuki School
Atlanta, GA
International Montessori Academy
Atlanta, GA
Nebraska Montessori Preschools
Montessori Education Centers, West Maple
Elkhorn, NE
Montessori Education Centers, Children’s House
Omaha, NE
Montessori Education Centers, Omaha Montessori
Omaha, NE
Montessori Education Centers, Infant House
Omaha, NE
Montessori Education Centers, Pacific Street
Omaha, NE
Montessori Education Centers, La Vista
La Vista, NE
Montessori Education Centers, Child’s World
Omaha, NE
Montessori Education Centers, House of Montessori
Omaha, NE
Montessori Education Centers, Midtown Montessori
Omaha, NE
Texas Montessori Preschools
Smaller Scholars
Houston, TX
Light Farms Montessori
Atlanta, GA
Sunrise Montessori
Round Rock, TX
Castle Mound Montessori, Flower Mound
Flower Mound, TX
Castle Hills Montessori, Carrollton
Carrollton, TX
Castle Montessori, Frisco
Frisco, TX
Castle Montessori, McKinney
McKinney, TX
Castle Montessori, Plano
Plano, TX
Minnesota Montessori Preschools
Miniapple International Montessori, Roseville
Roseville, MN
Miniapple International Montessori, Oakdale
Oakdale, MN
Miniapple International Montessori, Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
Radiant Montessori
Maple Grove, MN
Florida Montessori Preschools
Springview Montessori Academy, Kendall
Miami, FL
Springview Montessori Academy, Doral
Miami, FL
Kansas Montessori Preschools
Lawrence Montessori School
Lawrence, KS
Virginia Montessori Preschools
Falls Church Montessori
Falls Church, VA
Arizona Montessori Preschools
Cadence Academy Montessori
Gilbert, AZ
Washington Montessori Preschools
Children’s Garden Montessori
Richland, WA
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