Amherst Montessori School

About Us

Serving age 3 months through Grade 6 since 1970.

At Amherst Montessori, your child won't just be joining a classroom. Your family will be stepping into a safe and supportive community, a place where you belong.

Our story started in 1970. The school first opened its doors in September of that year and we ran a one-room school out of a local church basement. Over the years, the school moved around to different rental spaces before moving to our current location in 1986 and moving into our current school building in 2013.

Our grounds and school building are all designed to facilitate learning and exploration. Our building was designed and built in collaboration with Montessori experts, and it offers lots of natural lighting, as well as windows and other elements that were built at a child's level so that children can see out and move around comfortably.

At Amherst Montessori, our community of teachers and support staff are one of our greatest strengths. With years of teaching, and specifically Montessori teaching, experience, our teachers are committed to getting to know each child, so that they can support their unique learning needs.

In our mixed-level classrooms, teachers and students will work together for a number of years, ensuring continuity in your child's education and an ongoing relationship with a teacher or teaching team. And the relationship doesn't end with the child - we see the entire family as an integral part of our community. There are many ways to be involved, both in and out of the classroom.