About Us
Our Mission Statement:
The West River Montessori School is committed to being a community that fosters a love of lifetime learning and the pursuit of academic, physical and personal development of students, teachers and parents.
The Montessori Method:
The Montessori method is a child centered approach to learning where education balances artistic, academic and practical work, educating the whole child, hand, heart and mind. Maria Montessori, the first Italian female physician, based her philosophy of teaching on her many observations of how children learn by interacting with and manipulating their environment.
"The child who has felt a strong love for his surroundings and for all living creatures, who has discovered joy and enthusiasm in work, gives us reason to hope that humanity can develop in a new direction."
-- Dr. Maria Montessori, 1952
The West River Montessori School is committed to being a community that fosters a love of lifetime learning and the pursuit of academic, physical and personal development of students, teachers and parents.
The Montessori Method:
The Montessori method is a child centered approach to learning where education balances artistic, academic and practical work, educating the whole child, hand, heart and mind. Maria Montessori, the first Italian female physician, based her philosophy of teaching on her many observations of how children learn by interacting with and manipulating their environment.
"The child who has felt a strong love for his surroundings and for all living creatures, who has discovered joy and enthusiasm in work, gives us reason to hope that humanity can develop in a new direction."
-- Dr. Maria Montessori, 1952
