Montessori Middle School is a Montessori school, grades 5 through 8, located in Louisville, Tennessee. The facility was built in 2008 on a rural property that was formerly part of a cattle farm. It is the first Montessori school for adolescents in East Tennessee and one of the first in the Southeast.
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Teaching philosophy
The land-based school follows the "erdkinder" or "earth children" philosophy of Maria Montessori. In keeping with this land-based model, Montessori Middle is a producing member of the Maryville Farmers' Market
Events
Events at the school have included a six-week summer day camp program in June and July 2009 and a Farm Festival in May 2008.
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