Introducing
The Montessori Studio
We’re so excited to announce the launch of The Montessori Studio – a brand new Montessori school for Portland based children. Our boutique program will allow us to serve a small group of children using the Montessori method.
Montessori in a Home Setting
The Montessori Studio offers high quality Montessori education in a small group, home setting. Our dedicated, highly trained guide provides individualized and developmentally appropriate curriculum following the Montessori method.
Our home-based setting allows us to engage children in a variety of enrichment activities, including gardening, baking, and meal preparation. Small group sizes means your child gets more lessons and more attention, which means more learning!
What Sets Us Apart
Authentic, high-fidelity Montessori programming.
Small Cohort size of no more than six children.
Beautiful, Secure outdoor space with native plants and extensive gardens.
Organic, garden-to-table meals and snacks.
Focus on sustainability and peace education.
flexible Care times available on a case by case basis.
Meals Matter
We believe that nutrition and community are an important part of a child’s development. Healthy, organic snacks and lunch are included in our program tuition and make up an important part of our program.
Everyday, our children take an active role in meal time, from baking the bread for our sandwiches to setting our community table with linens, plates and cutlery. We serve our meals family style and eat together, allowing us to connect over food while practicing our conversation skills and table manners.
Our Curriculum
We are a high-fidelity Montessori school and follow the Children’s House activity progression, as designed by Maria Montessori. Our program fosters independence and curiosity through hands-on learning in a beautifully prepared environment. We carefully observe each child and provide personalized activities in practical life skills, math, language, writing and more to nurture each child’s natural desire to learn.
Practical Life
Children develop independence, coordination, and concentration through everyday activities like pouring, cleaning, dressing, and food preparation. These tasks help build fine motor skills and foster a sense of responsibility and confidence. As children progress in the classroom, they explore more complicated activities such as baking, embroidery, and advanced art.
Writing
Preparation for writing starts as soon as the child enters the classroom with activities that develop and promote fine motor skills and language development. At around 3.5 years old, children beginning learning the sounds and formation of each letter. Children quickly progress to writing words, then sentences, then paragraphs!
Math
Math instruction starts around age four using concrete materials to introduce the numbers 0-10. Children then learn how to read, write and build numbers to 9,999 before moving onto adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing multi-digit numbers.
Sensorial
Once a child has established their concentration and around age three they begin working with sensorial materials to refine their senses by exploring dimensions, shapes, colors, textures, sounds, and smells. These experiences lay the foundation for cognitive development and help children classify and understand the world around them while setting the stage for later work in Writing and Math.
Reading
Preparation for reading starts with phonetic (sound) awareness games and writing activities. Then, children learn to decode simple words and build to reading sentences, books, and complex words. Around age five, many children begin exploring grammar (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc) and reading multi-chapter books.
Extension Activities
A huge benefit of our home environment is our ability to engage children in a variety of extension activities, including:
- Gardening– children plan, grow, and tend our extensive vegetable and fruit gardens. We then use the organic produce we have grown in our meals and snacks.
- Meal planning and preparation- children take an active role in planning and preparing healthy, organic meals for the group. This hands-on approach to nutrition inspires creativity and exploration in the kitchen.
- Art education- as an amateur artist, Ms. Anna loves sharing her love of art with the children. She incorporates a variety of art lessons and techniques into the day, that help children develop skills and explore a wide variety of artistic media.
Flexible Care Times
We operate between 8 am and 4 pm, with options for early arrival and late pick-up on a case by case basis.
Find Out More
Curious about sending your child to The Montessori Studio or want to get on the waitlist? Contact us using the form below. Our team will be in touch shortly to answer any questions you may have.
