Palisades Montessori

dence and a “discovery” model for learning. As Maria Montessori so eloquently said, “Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.”

Palisades Montessori’s students interact with each other in mixed age groups in the school’s classroom and playground. Between ages 2-5, children are beginning to explore their first social relationships with each other. A mixed-age group gives young children ample opportunities to communicate, interact and teach each other. In preschool, children are having their first independent experiences outside of their homes. Palisades Montessori is a facility that looks and feels like “school”, but is based in a private home. This gives very young children extra comfort, as they build confidence in a new setting for the first time.