Montessori Academy at Spring Valley

Specialties

Montessori Academy at Spring Valley provides a solid, balanced program for Preschool through 8^th grade (ages 2 ½ — 14). We have a low student to teacher ratio, providing each child the individual help and instruction necessary to learn and succeed in the classroom and in life. Even at the Preschool level, students learn: math, science, language, Daily Life skills toward self-​sufficiency (or Practical Life Skills) to take care of self and the environment, and French.

Grades: Toddler Preschool — 8^th Grade

Campus: We take Nature walks, study plants and animals on our beautiful 14+ acre Campus with trees, Hylebos Creek and a small lake.

Founded: 1951

School Approved by: WA State Board of Education, OSPI

Before & After Care: Available

Summer School: Available

Teacher Education: MACTE-​Accredited and WA State Licensed Courses: Early Childhood (ages 2 ½ — 6) & Elementary Courses (ages 6 — 12)

History

Established in 1951.

Our Founder, Mrs. Madeleine Justus got her original Montessori training at the University in Cluj in Romania from Madame Bonatti, who was a close associate of Dr. Montessori. She later attended Dr. Montessori’s lectures in Vienna.

Montessori Academy at Spring Valley is the oldest private Montessori school in the Pacific Northwest.

We are an award winning school. Our students go on to the best high schools and colleges in the country, many on academic scholarships. When your child attends Montessori Academy, you know that you are receiving the true Montessori principles of education, while still keeping pace with advancements in the fields of education and science.

We have educated thousands of children, giving them solid educational foundations at the critical developmental time: Preschool — 8^th grade.