Maple Tree Montessori Academy

Specialties

Maple Tree Montessori is a private Montessori pre-​school, Kindergarten and Elementay School. Our school offers a warm, loving and intellectually stimulating Montessori environment to children ages 2 ½ — 8^th grade. We educate children of all abilities and talents to their highest potential using the methods of Dr. Maria Montessori. We also accommodate the needs of working parents by providing a safe and wonderful daycare program and Montessori Summer Camps.

Our program offerings include: Half or Full Day Pre-​school & Kindergarten, Elementary School, Summer Camp, Phonetic Reading, Project Read tutoring, Hands on Math, Computer Education, Art, Music, Yoga, Physical Education, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Drama, Violin, Guitar and Drums.

History

Established in 2003.

Maple Tree Montessori was establised as a private, pre-​school and kindergarten program in 2003. Our founder and Director, Patricia Sue Cherry first enrolled her oldest son in a Montessori school in 1980. Then, she became certified as a Montessori Teacher. Sue taught at Livingston Montessori Center and Go Like the Wind Montessori before deciding to open Maple Tree.

Maple Tree moved and expanded, adding a Montessori Elementary program in 2005. The school continues to grow and currently has students through the 6^th grade.

Meet the Business Owner

Sue C.

Business Owner

Sue is the owner of the school and also a head teacher in the Primary classroom. She started in education by working as a teacher’s assistant for the Livingston Educational Services Agency in 1977. There she worked with mentally, physically and emotional challenged children for four years. She discovered Montessori when her oldest of 3 sons Josh was 4 years old. In 1982, she took her Montessori Teacher’s Training from Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center and became an AMS Montessori certified teacher.

Sue has taught at Livingston Montessori Center and at Go Like the Wind Montessori School. She has supervised several Montessori student teachers both from MMTCE and Montessori Teacher Training Center in Adrian and has taken additional Montessori training in Math, Geography, and Language Development. Sue is active in the community, supporting the Child Abuse Prevention Council and serving on the board of Child Connect in Livingston county