A Warm Welcome from Our Program Director
Thank you for exploring Montessori & Me! Every day at our school is filled with wonder, discovery, and joyful learning, and we would be honoured to welcome your child into our community.
A Community Built for Discovery
At Montessori & Me, our mixed-age classrooms (ages 2.5 to 6) create a rich, family-like environment where children thrive. Here, younger students find inspiring role models, and older children develop confidence and leadership by guiding their peers. By remaining with the same teachers and friends for three to four years, your child builds lasting relationships and a deep sense of security.
Respecting Your Child’s Potential
We offer an authentic Montessori environment designed around a simple truth: children love to learn when given the freedom to explore. In our classrooms, independence and curiosity are nurtured at every step. Children work at their own natural pace, building true self-confidence through personal achievement. Every day brings dynamic opportunities for collaboration, creative problem-solving, and meaningful social growth.
Your Window Into Their World
We believe education is a partnership between home and school. To give you peace of mind, we are proud to be the only Montessori preschool in Edmonton with secure classroom webcams. Through password-protected access, you can drop in anytime to share in your child’s daily moments of work, play, and progress.
Join Our Family
We look for children and families who will flourish in our caring environment. We invite you to schedule a personal tour, step inside our facility, and see the Montessori magic in action.
Finding the right fit for your child is a journey, and we are here to support you every step of the way.
Program Director, Montessori & Me
Our Mission
We are a community of teachers and parents dedicated to developing the spirit of the child by encouraging independence, curiosity, responsibility and cooperation. We respect the child’s uniqueness, promoting tolerance, good sportsmanship and non-violence. In keeping with the true meaning of the word “discipline”, which is to teach, we choose to model appropriate behaviors by demonstrating kind and considerate ways to behave. We help the child understand that conflicts can be resolved. That everyone has the right to be heard and their feelings respected. We believe that manners are important and sadly lacking in our culture today. To support the child’s social development, we provide daily lessons in grace and courtesy. Our ultimate goal is to encourage self-discipline, respect for oneself, for others and for the planet we share.
Come & Feel The Difference
Montessori & Me fosters independence, confidence, critical thinking abilities and creativity in a warm and welcoming environment. Our hands-on, ‘whole child’ approach supports each student’s unique qualities and individual learning style for a learning experience that’s compelling, effective and fun!
Yoga, Music & Ballet Classes On-Site
- Experienced Faculty
- Love & Care
- Hands-on Learning
- Innovative Learning
- Parent Involvement
- Low Teacher-Student Ratios
- Mixed Age Classrooms
- Montessori Method of Education
- Weekly French Class
- Yoga, Music & Ballet Classes On-Site
- Experienced Faculty
- Love & Care
- Hands-on Learning
- Innovative Learning
- Parent Involvement
- Low Teacher-Student Ratios
- Mixed Age Classrooms
- Montessori Method of Education
- Weekly French Class
- Yoga, Music & Ballet Classes On-Site
Our Philosophy
At Montessori & Me, we believe in the celebration of the young child. Children are natural explorers, determined to discover their new world, so our role as teachers is to make learning an exciting and rewarding journey. We gently guide the development and competency of the child by supporting independence and encouraging responsibility. In teaching children specific skills, we seek not only to impart knowledge, but to also instill habits of learning, questioning and relating to others. We encourage each child to reason, to cooperate, to collaborate, to negotiate and to understand.
We are firmly committed to Dr. Maria Montessori’s method of learning. Our vision is not for the short term, but to prepare the child for a life-long love of learning. Our program, therefore, is for the holistic development of children and their future academic success.
Community
Respecting children. Encouraging thought. Reaching out to help others. These are the fundamental beliefs of Montessori & Me. It is the expressed desire of this school to create within each child a sense a community and a willingness to help others in need. Children learn to be of service by participating in various projects throughout the school year. Older students become leaders and role models by tutoring younger students and guiding new students during phase-in.
In partnership with parents, we strive to help each child become a responsible, contributing member of the community and to share what we can, with our global families. To this end, we are proud supporters of the Edmonton Food Bank, and we also sponsor children in Kenya and the Philippines through World Vision Canada.
Diversity & Non-Competitive Atmosphere
We value and celebrate a diverse population. We do not discriminate based on race, color, creed, ethnic origin, gender, income or disability. Multicultural education is an integral part of the Montessori curriculum, ranging from cultural studies in the classroom to community service projects.
We strive to create a stimulating, cooperative and non-competitive environment. It is important for children to develop a joy and enthusiasm for learning.