Established 1964 Enrollment 191 Mascot Monty the Meerkat Assistant Head of School Laurie Orsic | Board Chair Anna Quisel Phone +1 302-475-0555 Head of School Lisa A. Lalama | |
Type Nonprofit, Montessori, Independent, Preschool, Elementary, Private, Daycare Motto Today's Learners; Tomorrow's Leaders Grades Toddler (12 months) – 6th grade Address 1400 Harvey Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810, USA Profiles | ||
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Wilmington Montessori School is a Montessori school located in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, serving ages 12 months through sixth grade. It is Delaware's oldest and largest independent Montessori school. Its facility has more than 30 classrooms, a library/learning commons, gymnasium, indoor and outdoor performance stages, music and arts rooms, three age-appropriate makerspaces, outdoor playing fields, and wooded walking paths.
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Academic approach
The curriculum is rooted in Montessori principles found in the Montessori Method. The school implements an open-ended curriculum intended to allow students to progress at their own pace. Montessori classrooms are multi-age, operating on the philosophy that the youngest children learn by watching the older children and the oldest children demonstrate true understanding of a concept when they can explain it to a younger child. This method is intended not only to teach children to collaborate and work together but also to inspire them to strive for their personal best in a non-competitive atmosphere. The social curriculum emphasizes the concepts of grace and courtesy throughout the program levels.
History
In 1963, the school was initiated by a group of Delaware parents. It began as Wilmington Montessori Association with fourteen children in a storefront in downtown Wilmington and was incorporated in January 1964. The school later moved to the Buzz Ware Village Center in Arden.
On November 14, 2008, Wilmington Montessori initiated a school-wide single-stream recycling program to help the school reduce its carbon footprint and to teach its students the habit of recycling and the benefits to the Earth. The program was supplemented with a grant from Delaware's Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control.
In 2016, Wilmington Montessori School was named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School.