Wilmington Montessori School

Coordinates: 39°48′12.98″N 75°28′58.11″W / 39.8036056°N 75.4828083°W / 39.8036056; -75.4828083

Wilmington Montessori School
Address
1400 Harvey Road
Wilmington, DE 19810

Wilmington, Delaware
United States
Information
Type Nonprofit, Montessori, Independent, Preschool, Elementary, Private, Daycare
Motto Today's Learners; Tomorrow's Leaders
Established 1964
Board Chair Anna Quisel
Head of School Lisa A. Lalama
Assistant Head of School Laurie Orsic
Grades Toddler (12 months) – 6th grade
Enrollment 191
Color(s) Blue and White
Mascot Monty the Meerkat
Accreditation American Montessori Society, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Delaware Stars - 5-Star School
Contact (302) 475-0555
Website wmsde.org

Wilmington Montessori School is a Montessori school located in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, serving ages 12 months through sixth. It is Delaware's second oldest and largest independent Montessori school.[1] Its facility has more than 30 classrooms, a library, gymnasium, indoor and outdoor performance stages, music and arts rooms, three age-appropriate makerspaces, outdoor playing fields, and wooded walking paths.

Academic approach

The curriculum is rooted in Montessori principles found in the Montessori Method. The school implements an open-ended curriculum intended to allow students to progress at their own pace. Montessori classrooms are multi-age, operating on the philosophy that the youngest children learn by watching the older children and the oldest children demonstrate true understanding of a concept when they can explain it to a younger child. This method is intended not only to teach children to collaborate and work together but also to inspire them to strive for their personal best in a non-competitive atmosphere. The social curriculum emphasizes the concepts of grace and courtesy throughout the program levels.

History

In 1963, the school was initiated by a group of Delaware parents. It began as Wilmington Montessori Association with fourteen children in a storefront in downtown Wilmington and was incorporated in January 1964.[2] The school later moved to the Buzz Ware Village Center in Arden.

On November 14, 2008, Wilmington Montessori initiated a school-wide single-stream recycling program to help the school reduce its carbon footprint and to teach its students the habit of recycling and the benefits to the Earth. The program was supplemented with a grant from Delaware's Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control.[3]

Notable faculty

Accreditation

Memberships

Notes

  1. "The Journey Forward", Amy Henderson, Montessori Life, Spring 2004
  2. "School Birthday Celebration" Marie Dugan, Wednesday Weekly newsletter, January 30, 2013
  3. "$50,000 in Recycling Assistance Grants Awarded", News From The Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control, Nov. 13, 2008, Vol. 38, No. 512.
  4. "Board of Directors". Family Literacy Groups. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  5. "About the Montessori Foundation". The Montessori Foundation. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
  6. "Gov. Minner presents awards for excellence in early care and education". State of Delaware. October 10, 2007. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  7. "Learning at own pace earns first place", The News Journal, 2007, accessed February 5, 2008
  8. ING Financial Services. (2005) "ING Unsung Heroes Previous Winners". Archived from the original on September 6, 2007. ING-USA.com
  9. EducationWeek. (October 19, 2005) ING Unsung Heroes EducationWeek

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