Welcome to Green Earth Montessori!
We offer multi-age learner groups at the following Locations:
NATURE SCHOOL at 614 State Street, ages 2-4yrs
FOREST SCHOOL at 1055 Oro Fino Gulch, ages 4-8yrs
If you are interested in adding your child to our current Wait List, please follow these steps:
Read about our “Child Readiness Policy”
Submit a “Child Interest” form for your Child (below)
We will contact you to schedule a School Tour when we have possible enrollment dates
At that time, you can secure a spot for your child by submitting further Registration forms and our bi-annual Registration Fee of $150.
*Our current Programs, Enrollment & Schedules have been influenced by Covid-19. Green Earth Montessori is offering both smaller group sizes and shorter-day programs to support the health of our students and families.
Please contact us by phone or email for more information.
When are children ready for Green Earth & Nature School?
In Scandinavian countries, children start school at 7, spending their early years before that playing and mastering the social and emotional skills needed for next steps. In this country, children are expected to be ‘school ready’ by 4 – with baseline assessments and phonics screening at 5.
However, according to PACEY research amongst parents and childcare professionals, school readiness means:
Having strong social skills
Coping emotionally with being separated from their parents
Are relatively independent in their own personal care
Having a curiosity about the world and a desire to learn
At Green Earth Montessori, a 'school ready' child needs to be confident in their own mobility and self-expression…and ready to explore the world around them, feeling curious and eager to connect with new people and places.
While developing independence & autonomy are an on-going process of childhood, in order to feel safe and comfortable in our FOREST SCHOOL’s dynamic environment, your child will need to independently:
Carry and take on/off: shoes, coat, hat & backpack
Keep track of personal objects & materials- seek out items as needed and return them when finished
Be aware of and be willing to stay with an adult or group, both inside and outside
Respond to and engage in communication with an adult and peers (either sign or verbal communication)
Self-initiate using the toilet and washing hands
Engage in listening & attention activities- story time, conversations, short projects, etc…
Have independence with drinking & eating
Show eagerness & comfort in being outdoors for extended periods of time
In order to feel confident in our NATURE SCHOOL’s dynamic environment, your child will need to be independent or working toward independence (with full parent support) with those skills.