We are dedicated to the Montessori philosophies of hands-on learning through the senses. Our school office Hours are from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Montessori of Chantilly was established in 2005, serving families in the Chantilly/South Riding community. In 2019, we kicked off a new chaper in our school's history when we moved to a brand new building located on the campus of Stone Springs Hospital. This move enabled us to extend our reach to famiies in the Stone Ridge, Willowsford, Aldie and Brambleton neighborhoods. Throughout these years we
Operating as usual
08/24/2023
"The Land is where our roots are," Dr. Maria Montessori wrote. " The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the earth." Gardening is a wonderful way for our students to connect with nature and nurture living things. Check out some of the beautiful things growing in our gardens this summer!
08/18/2023
This week our summer campers learned all about simple machines. Our week culminated with a trip to the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum where we discovered how simple machines make daily chores easier for farmers. The children got to design their own simple and complex machines. We ended with a wonderful picnic lunch in the museum garden.
08/08/2023
"The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's own natural desire to learn"- Dr. Maria Montessori
Congratulations to one of our first students who completed their primary and kindergarten years with us in 2007- Steven Broussard! Steven graduated magna cm laude from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in business.
We are so proud of the lifelong learner that Steven is and the strong roots he developed at Montessori of Chantilly.
The best is yet to come for you, Steven!
08/04/2023
We ended our Dinosaur Camp in the best way possible- by checking out the Hall of Fossils at the Natural History Museum. We also strolled among butterflies and beautiful blooming plants in the Butterfly Pavilion. After working up an appetite we enjoyed a picnic on the National Mall. What a day to be in Washington DC!
07/27/2023
We are half way through our summer camps! Our students have enjoyed learning about ways to take care of our planet, music and artists from different decades, national parks in our country, and all the science magic that happens in the kitchen!
07/21/2023
Our summer campers explored Skyline Caverns today to complete our American Road Trip to National Parks camp week. These Caverns were similar to Mammoth Cave, one of the many parks we studied. Campers were amazed at the unique formations they saw underground.
07/15/2023
From a student to a teacher! So happy to have one of our alumni students at the school this summer before she goes off to college in the Fall!
06/30/2023
A huge THANK YOU to our wonderful Parent Guild board for all their support this past school year! We appreciate all the time and effort they put in to make the school year even more special for our students!
06/27/2023
Thank you to our amazing teachers for a wonderful school year!
06/16/2023
You're off to great places! Today is your day
day! Your mountain is waiting- so get on your way! - Dr. Seuss
Today we promoted our Kindergarten students to first grade! They shared all they learned in yoga, art, library, Spanish and music with their parents and grandparents.
06/13/2023
We had our 17th International Day Celebration this weekend! It is one of the most exciting days of the year at Montessori of Chantilly because we celebrate the diversity we see every day in our classrooms and all across the world. We hope the exposure to other cultures will help our students develop appreciation and tolerance for others. Becoming aware of other countries helps them to see things from different perspectives, creating an atmosphere of peace and growth.
06/07/2023
Our toddlers and parents enjoyed a great morning visiting the animals and taking wagon rides at Frying Pan Park yesterday. We even got to enjoy a picnic lunch together!
06/01/2023
Only 9 days until our 17th Annual International Day Celebration takes place!!!! Preparations are well underway! This class is excited to represent the country of Vietnam.
05/24/2023
So excited to catch up with a few alumni moms from 2006/2007 last week! Some of the children in these pictures started at our school as toddlers! So proud to have them representing our school at UVA, Brown, Purdue, James Madison and University of Georgia!
05/09/2023
Our parents had the unique opportunity to join their child for yoga class. What a wonderful way for parents and children to bridge the body, mind and spirit connection together.
05/03/2023
Our Parent Guild thanked us for making their kids such "smart cookies" by providing all the teachers with individually packed and personalized cookies!!! So sweet!
05/02/2023
Our Parent Guild POPPED by to thank our staff for all they do! They provided sweet treats, popcorn and movie cards for all! What a treat!
05/01/2023
Thank you to our Parent Guild who treated our staff to breakfast this morning for Teacher Appreciation Week! So delicious! What a way to start the week off!
04/26/2023
Our Kindergarten students spent the morning on a guided tour of the Meadowlark Botanical gardens, using all their senses to explore the signs of Spring! They heard birds' sing, saw blooming flowers, swimming Koi and dozens of turtles bask in the sun, touched and smelled mint, rosemary, oregano, lamb's ear and thyme.
04/20/2023
We kicked off Earth Day with the Recycling Pirates from Good Life Theater! We enjoyed a rollicking musical puppet show about Trash. Captain Jack Sparetire led us on a sail of the urban seas looking for things to ,recycle, reuse, reduce and repair! What a great way for us to learn all about recycling!
03/27/2023
On behalf of the Parent Guild, we want to sincerely thank our families for donating toys to INOVA L.J. Murphy’s Children’s Hospital using their wishlist. The items were dropped off to the hospital last week and the Child Life and Philanthropy departments were so grateful for your generosity! We appreciate you thinking of all the children who end up needing to stay at the hospital - your kindness will definitely brighten their day!
03/24/2023
Today we celebrated World Culture Day. Students wore traditional clothing from various cultures from around the world.
03/20/2023
Our KG students went on a nature walk around our school and wrote their favorite observation in their journal. What a wonderful way to spend a beautiful Spring afternoon!
03/10/2023
Our Kindergarten students held Cafe Celso last Friday to raise money for our sponsor child, Celso, from the Phillipines. All classes baked sweet goods and KG students offered them to parents during morning drop-off. Our families were so generous! The KG students had a lot of counting to do to determine that they raised $622! All of the funds will be sent to support Celso and his education. Thank you to our parents for all of their support!
02/13/2023
Love was in the Air on Saturday night at MCDBC! Our families enjoyed dancing the night away! Thank you to our Parent Guild for planning such an amazing evening of good food, dancing and fellowship at the Family Valentine's Dance!
02/10/2023
Thank you to all the parents who came in over the last two weeks to share about their careers with our students! We loved hearing from our parents, who's careers ranged from pilot, lawyer, loan officer, architect, software engineer, mechanical engineer, graphic designer, yoga teacher, therapist, pediatrician and many more!!! Here are just a few photos of our speakers (not all pictured here). .
02/08/2023
Our Parent Guild set up Teacher Spotlights in front of the school. They are so informative and eye catching! What a great way to recognize our teachers!
Lunar New Year Celebration
01/16/2023
Our Kindergarten students practiced being dendrologists today while learning to identify cedar, oak, willow, red and silver maple, tulip and wild persimmon trees. They also experienced tapping a maple tree for sap and learned about the process of converting sap to maple syrup! Tasting was the sweetest part of the experience! Thank you to Ms. Alex at Winfall Farm for spending the morning with our students!
12/16/2022
Our primary students loved spreading holiday cheer at the Sully Senior Center this week! We sang holiday carols and enjoyed visiting with the seniors afterwards!
11/23/2022
We enjoyed a visit from Eagle Bear today! He shared the stories of the Apache Tribe of Native Americans in Colorado. His message was one of Peace and gratitude. He shared beautiful music, storytelling and dance with us. This was a great way to kick off our Thanksgiving holiday!
11/22/2022
So great to have some alumni student readers back to visit today!!!!
11/18/2022
It's a beautiful day for our KG students to explore the Kennedy Center and enjoy a play! The performance will be "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson, their Artist in Residence.
11/11/2022
We were thrilled to welcome some of our alumni students back to visit the school and share their special talents with our current students. We couldn't believe how much they have learned and grown since they left us. So great to have them back!
11/02/2022
Our team spent the Staff Development Day learning about Montessori Sensorial Extensions and Teaching Children Self Regulation. We also had a lot of laughs playing pictionary together!
10/27/2022
Fall is raking season! Our students are hard at work while enjoying the variety of colored leaves that frame our playground!.
10/21/2022
Our Kindergarten students enjoyed the perfect fall field trip at the Virginia Arboretum today! We especially enjoyed the ginkoes in their full Golden glory!!!!!
10/12/2022
Pumpkin Painting is so much fun! Such a great way to kick off the fall season!
09/24/2022
Our Kindergarten Students had their first field trip of the school year! They enjoyed a beautiful Fall morning at an apple orchard! They learned about apple trees through the seasons, life on the farm and interesting facts about apples. They also learned how apples go from the beautiful apple orchards to our kitchen.
09/02/2022
What a joy it was to enjoy our Back to School Picnic with all of our families again! It has been a few years since we could all gather together to celebrate the beginning of a new school year! The weather, setting, food and music was amazing - but the best part was all the smiles!!!
Montessori of Chantilly, a Full Member School of the American Montessori Society, was founded by Ms. Deepa Simlot in 2005, serving families in the Chantilly/Centreville/South Riding community. In August of 2018, the school kicked off an exciting new chapter in their history with their relocation to a beautiful, newly constructed free-standing building right next to Stone Springs Hospital in Loudoun County. This move enabled the school to extend it’s reach to nearby Stone Ridge, Aldie, Willowsford and Brambleton neighborhoods.
The new school building features 10, 743 square feet of classrooms and both natural and traditional outdoor playground areas and on the 2.5 acre wooded lot. Classrooms feature child-size features such as cabinets, sinks, toilets, along with over sized windows for natural light and garden boxes for each classroom. Since 2005, over 650 students have been nurtured and educated inside our doors, building a strong sense of community among our current and past school families.
Montessori of Chantilly is an authentic Montessori preschool for children ages 20 months - 6 years old, featuring Montessori certified teachers in every mixed-age classroom. The Montessori Method of education, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, is a child-centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood. Dr. Montessori’s Method has been time tested, with over 100 years of success in diverse cultures throughout the world.
Dr. Montessori’s view of the child is one who is naturally eager for knowledge and capable of initiating learning in a supportive, thoughtfully prepared learning environment. It is an approach that values the human spirit and the development of the whole child—physical, social, emotional, cognitive.
Montessori of Chantilly offers students opportunities to develop their potential as they step out into the world as engaged, competent, responsible, and respectful citizens with an understanding and appreciation that learning is for life. Given the freedom and support to question, to probe deeply, and to make connections, our students become confident, enthusiastic, self-directed learners. They are able to think critically, work collaboratively, and act boldly—a skill set for the 21st century.
| Monday | 7am - 6:30pm |
| Tuesday | 7am - 6:30pm |
| Wednesday | 7am - 6:30pm |
| Thursday | 7am - 6:30pm |
| Friday | 7am - 6:30pm |
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