Desert Montessori School

10/28/2023

Thank you, Del Norte LOV Foundation!

The Del Norte LOV Foundation is proud to be an event sponsor of Desert Montessori School's Fall Festival!

Today, Saturday, October 28, 2023, 2PM–5PM there will be festive games, tasty food, raffle, bouncy house and more. We encourage you to attend!

08/07/2023

Hello educators! Desert Montessori School is hiring for a few different teaching positions:

-Toddler (age 2) Assistant Teacher
-Primary (age 3-5) Assistant Teacher
-Lower Elementary (age 6-9) Assistant Teacher
-Head of Maintenance

We are also looking for substitute teachers. If you want to work at a unique, supportive, collaborative environment, please reach out! We are the only democratically-run, teacher-led school in New Mexico. We offer competitive salaries, free tuition for staff students, and many opportunities for training. Montessori certifications are not a requirement for assistant teachers. Please spread the word, and email [email protected] for more information! 🌱

04/17/2023

Some springtime Toddler fun! 🌼

04/11/2023

We still have spots in our Toddler summer program for both the June session (June 12th through 30th) and the July session (July 10th through 28th). If you are interested in signing your toddler up, please let us know ASAP! Know someone who is looking for camp for their two-year old? Please send them our way!

03/10/2023

SEEKING EAGER LEARNERS! We are enrolling students Grades 1-6 for the 2023-2024 school year.

Know someone who may be looking for an engaging, alternative environment for their elementary aged student? Send them our way!

01/27/2023

“I learn from the Elementary students here at DMS every-single-day. Their eagerness, commitment to learning, and their genuine positivity are contagious. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to interact with such an engaged and hardworking group of remarkable individuals. Even on the weekends, there is always something I can reflect on from an interaction with a student that provides insight and wisdom to help me be a better person in my own personal life. I love the community and familial environment that is inevitably developed throughout the course of each year in the Elementary program. It is something that grows every day through intimate interactions in lessons, social scenarios, and through group conflict resolution. We learn and grow together, all becoming better individuals in the process, which results in a tight-knit classroom environment. Each student is respected and celebrated for their unique individuality, and each student brings something beautiful to the community. I am truly grateful to be a part of a community that is constructed of such passionate, kind and caring individuals.”

SEEKING EAGER LEARNERS! Desert Montessori School is enrolling students aged 6-12 for the 2023-2024 school year. Contact us for more information!

01/13/2023

“Desert Montessori School is a warm, family friendly, inviting school that allows our daughter, Amelia, to be who she is and learn how she needs to learn.”

SEEKING EAGER LEARNERS! We are now enrolling students Grades 1-6. Know someone who may be looking for an engaging environment for their elementary aged student? Send them our way!

12/01/2022

Aren’t mixed aged classrooms hard to manage?

Mixed aged classrooms foster independence and social learning. The students learn not only from their teacher and their environment, but from their peers as well.

Desert Montessori is now enrolling, students aged 6-12! Contact us for more information.

11/18/2022

In Montessori, don’t students just get to do whatever they want?

In a word - no. Montessori education follows the student so that the teacher knows how to help them explore all areas of the curriculum. Additionally, a key component of Montessori Theory teaches students that their individuality is important and also exists within a social context. We each have responsibilities within our social context that help guide our decisions and actions.

Desert Montessori School is now enrolling for students aged 5-12! Visit our website for more information.

www.desertmontessori.com

11/11/2022

The Montessori approach is for all ages! It’s a common misconception that Montessori is just for the pre-k years. Having the preschool foundation is a great start and keeping your student in a Montessori classroom through elementary (and beyond, if you’re lucky enough to find a Middle and High School) is even better!

Desert Montessori’s Elementary Program helps students learn how to learn so that they can enter any middle school program with the kind confidence that allows them to thrive.

Now enrolling ages 5-12.