Guiding Your Child’s Journey of Self-Direction and Discovery
Since 1976
Guiding Your Child’s Journey of Self-Direction and Discovery
Since 1976
About Sedona Montessori School
Sedona Montessori School is dedicated to nurturing the whole child. Our learning environment supports children’s intellectual, physical, and emotional growth through an approach grounded in the principles of Dr. Maria Montessori.
We are a private school serving children ages three to six, offering a comprehensive preschool through kindergarten program designed to honor each child’s natural curiosity, independence, and capacity for joyful learning. Our teaching team brings a combined 45 years of early childhood teaching experience, and our staff has been part of the SMS community for just as long. This continuity provides a level of stability, and expertise that enriches every child’s Montessori journey.
“These very children reveal to us the most vital need of their development, saying: ‘Help me to do it alone!’”
Dr. Maria Montessori
The Three-Year Cycle
Year one- Laying the foundation (3 year olds)
year three-Leadership & knowledge explosion (5/6 year olds)
Year two- Growing confidence & deepening Work (4 year olds)
- Children learn classroom routines and begin developing independence.
- Practical life work builds concentration, coordination, and confidence.
- Grace and courtesy lessons lay the groundwork for social interactions.
- Sensorial materials refine perception and prepare the mind for academic concepts.
- They are indirectly prepared for future readin
- Children learn classroom routines and begin developing independence.
- Practical life work builds concentration, coordination, and confidence.
- Grace and courtesy lessons lay the groundwork for social interactions.
- Sensorial materials refine perception and prepare the mind for academic concepts.
- They are indirectly prepared for future reading, writing, and mathematics.
- Observing older children sparks curiosity and sets natural expectations.
Year two- Growing confidence & deepening Work (4 year olds)
year three-Leadership & knowledge explosion (5/6 year olds)
Year two- Growing confidence & deepening Work (4 year olds)
- Children expand into more complex lessons and activities.
- Early academic foundations in language and math begin to take root.
- Social relationships deepen; collaborative work emerges.
- Concentration strengthens, allowing for longer, more involved tasks.
- They begin mentoring younger classmates, reinforcing their own learning.
year three-Leadership & knowledge explosion (5/6 year olds)
year three-Leadership & knowledge explosion (5/6 year olds)
year three-Leadership & knowledge explosion (5/6 year olds)
- Children experience the culmination of their earlier preparation.
- Reading, writing, and mathematical understanding flourish.
- They become classroom leaders and role models for their younger peers.
- Interests broaden and intellectual curiosity intensifies.
- They experience mastery and confidence in their environment.
The Montessori child is happy, focused, and capable.
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Sedona Montessori School
90 Deer Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336
Hours
Open today | 08:15 am – 02:30 pm |
