Creative Montessori School

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Creative Montessori School For our faculty, teaching isn’t just a job–it’s a calling. At CMS, the student-teacher ratio is also significantly higher than at comparable institutions.

Beginning in our toddler classrooms, the child begins to develop coordination, concentration, and independence while realizing that learning is an exciting process of discovery. By graduation, our sixth-graders have grown into natural leaders, taking pride in their education and developing skills such as self-discipline, motivation, and confidence. Students are treated as individuals from preschool through the elementary years, which allows them to discover their own strengths and develop a strong sense of self–vital ingredients for later success in school and in life. Teachers that choose to go through the extensive training process to become a certified Montessori teacher do so because they are passionate about their work. This passion translates into enthusiasm in the classroom and creates an inspiring environment for learners. Our student-teacher ratios are minimally 5-1 for toddlers, 11-1 for preschoolers, and 12-1 for elementary students. CMS also has an active parent-led organization called the Parent Teacher Alliance which allows parents to develop a strong sense of partnership and community within the CMS family. After graduation many of our students attend local private schools such as The Altamont School and Indian Springs School as well as public middle schools and the Alabama School of Fine Arts.

In a Montessori classroom, subjects aren't kept in separate boxes. A single apple can hold math, science, and a little b...
09/30/2026

In a Montessori classroom, subjects aren't kept in separate boxes. A single apple can hold math, science, and a little bit of snack time. 🍎 Here's what Lower Elementary students explored this week with the help of an apple:

1. Fractions: It's easier to understand "parts of a whole" when the whole is something you can hold (and eat).

2. Graphing: After taste testing red, green, and yellow apples, students voted for a favorite. They turned those votes into a pictograph, and talked about why these graphs matter: they let us see an answer at a glance instead of counting every vote again.

3. Botany: No matter the season, botany puzzles help students understand the parts of a plant! The parts of an apple puzzle helps students name and identify skin, flesh, core, & seeds.

🟫 Ten brown blocks, all the same length. Each one is thicker than the last, from 1 cm to 10.Inevitably, a child lays the...
09/21/2026

🟫 Ten brown blocks, all the same length. Each one is thicker than the last, from 1 cm to 10.

Inevitably, a child lays them beside the Pink Tower and discovers the cubes fit the steps. Nobody taught them that. It’s one of those magic moments when a child finds a relationship on their own—and it’s why we don’t show them first.

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in Mountain Brook has generously donated $487 to CMS following our Ice Cream Social Fundraise...
09/20/2026

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in Mountain Brook has generously donated $487 to CMS following our Ice Cream Social Fundraiser🍦Thank you to Jeni’s and everyone who attended!

“The education of even a small child does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.” –Maria Montessori, 1949
09/18/2026

“The education of even a small child does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.” –Maria Montessori, 1949

Ten iconic pink cubes. Maria Montessori designed this material in 1907, and it has never needed a redesign.It looks like...
09/14/2026

Ten iconic pink cubes. Maria Montessori designed this material in 1907, and it has never needed a redesign.

It looks like stacking (and it is), but the hands are doing much more—comparing, judging, correcting. Long before a child meets 10 on paper, they have felt it.

Kinda chic to go to a Montessori school
09/01/2026

Kinda chic to go to a Montessori school

Happy Birthday, Maria Montessori! ☀️ Dr. Montessori was born on August 31, 1870, in Chiaravalle, Italy. 156 years later,...
09/01/2026

Happy Birthday, Maria Montessori! ☀️ Dr. Montessori was born on August 31, 1870, in Chiaravalle, Italy. 156 years later, her legacy can be seen all over the world! 🌏

05/30/2026

Our students have exhibited their talents in many ways over the past few weeks. Our Bollywood dancers showcased the tech...
05/11/2026

Our students have exhibited their talents in many ways over the past few weeks. Our Bollywood dancers showcased the techniques they learned all year in Ms. Nooreen’s Bollywood Dancing extracurricular, Ms. Cindy’s dancers displayed characteristics of ballerinas at their end of year performance, and Ms. Katie’s musical theatre extracurricular students were truly showstoppers in their presentation of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Our Toddlers love learning from our community 🚒
05/08/2026

Our Toddlers love learning from our community 🚒

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2800 Montessori Way
Homewood, AL
35209

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7am - 5:30pm
Friday 7am - 5:30pm

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+12058793278

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