Wheaton Montessori School is committed to providing an authentic Montessori education that focuses on each student’s needs, enabling them to discover, grow, and thrive in their unique potential grounded in authentic Montessori principles that continue to be proven and backed by scientific research on human development. We exceed the international standards of the Association Montessori International (AMI).
Our vision is to cultivate independent, confident, and empathetic children who are equipped to handle real-life challenges while making a positive impact on the world.
Explore the Distinct Advantages of Our Programs
Personalized Education
Your child has unique potential. We unlock this through personalized guidance and support. Your child’s individuality is celebrated as they learn at their own pace and discover, grow, and thrive in a nurturing and respectful environment.
Leadership
Children of various ages work and play together in multi-age class communities. Each learner begins with their strengths and talents and progresses to their fullest potential, teaching and assisting peers to gain leadership skills.
Screen-free Learning
Our classrooms are active and hands-on. AMI-trained teachers and their assistants observe and guide all academic work and social development. Our older students use screens judiciously as an educational tool, while the bulk of their learning is done with Montessori manipulative materials and experiences.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
Wheaton Montessori School is committed to participating in and honoring a diverse community and prioritizes cultivating an inclusive environment and education through open-mindedness, empathy, understanding, communication, and respect. This important work emphasizes peace now, tomorrow, and in our future world.
Multi-age Classrooms
All learners are celebrated as individuals. Multi-age classrooms mean no child is required to wait, as they do in conventional schools, for same-age peers to progress within the curriculum or be rushed past full understanding when they would benefit from a little more time to attain mastery. Each learner deserves to be surrounded by others who inspire and challenge and have opportunities to mentor others.
Engaged Classroom Communities
Teachers guide, model, and assess so each learner has the support and tools to reach their full potential. We believe teaching to the individual’s challenge level fosters healthy and positive relationships. The result is visible in our classrooms, where academic and social skills are interwoven. Bright, warm, and inviting environments are filled with hands-on materials, biological specimens, music, books, and cultural artifacts from early childhood through freshman year of high school. Learners work and play individually and in small groups with prudently designed student-teacher ratios.
Cursive Writing
The cognitive and neurological benefits of learning cursive writing include improved brain function, enhanced memory retention, and better self-regulation skills. Our youngest students learn cursive naturally during preschool emphasizing fine motor skills.
Current families can arrange their classroom visits by clicking on the links below.
Adolescent Community Classroom Observation
Ms. Searcy’s Upper Elementary Classroom Observation
Mrs. Fortun’s Lower Elementary Classroom Observation
Mrs. Mayhugh’s Lower Elementary Classroom Observation
Mrs. Berdick’s Primary Classroom Observation
Mrs. McClelland's Primary Classroom Observation
Ms. Chiste’s Primary Classroom Observation
Mrs. Rogers’s Primary Classroom Observation
Prospective families with toddlers and children under 4 are encouraged to sign up for a school tour to explore the advantages of our programs, which lay the essential foundation for our Elementary and Adolescent Community Programs. Priority enrollment will be granted to those who enroll before March 15. Our waitlist for kindergarten-9th grade for Fall 2025 is currently closed. Please check back in April to see if the waitlist is open then. Individual tours will only be offered for kindergarten through 9th grade if the waitlist is open.
