Riverchase Montessori School & Day Care

Our classrooms are called environments. The environment, in addition to the student and the classroom guide, is the “third teacher.” Just as every child effortlessly absorbs their native language, so to do they absorb the ideas guiding the design of their environment. Entering into a Montessori environment is entering into a place specially prepared to meet the needs of each individual child — a place in which comfort and motivation take place. It is a carefully designed classroom with mixed ages and with materials that invite all children to touch, think and associate. Within this prepared environment the child works freely to complete cycles of work throughout the day, learning to concentrate and thus fulfilling their internal needs. And these particular cycles of work contribute to a feeling of accomplishment and encourages working independently, where a sense of self-discipline naturally takes place.