Forestville Montessori School’s aim is to provide an environment where children aged between 18 months and twelve years have the opportunity to experience the benefits of a Montessori education.

Montessori education is unique, based on the discoveries and insights of Dr. Maria Montessori who observed natural child development and designed and implemented an educational method devoted to the individual needs of the child.

Our Montessori Mission is to provide a special environment where children are able to continue the natural process of their growth and development. Dr. Maria Montessori discovered that the needs and characteristics of children at various stages of their development are the keys to establishing the environment within which the child can learn best, at his or her own pace. We believe that the child has a natural curiosity and love for knowledge. It is through the child’s own explorations and discoveries, imagination and creativity that knowledge and concepts are understood and internalised.

The Montessori method and materials help to develop within the child the qualities of freedom and control to pursue the need to educate themselves. The child has the opportunity to develop qualities of self-esteem, self-reliance, self-direction, self-discipline, and independence and to build the habit of concentration, research and orderly work patterns.

The Montessori method also fosters a social awareness and responsibility in children. The three-year cycle and the integration of special needs children offer a microcosm of society within which children have the opportunity to develop skills essential for interacting in the wider community. This environment promotes individuality, independence, interdependence, awareness of and consideration for the needs of other human beings, which leads to an appreciation of life.

Montessori is a system of learning, which is child-centred, teacher-facilitated
and suitable across all socio-economic and cultural boundaries. The needs
of the child are paramount; we support Montessori’s maxim “Follow the Child.”

Please join us for a school tour, observation in a classroom and parent
information evenings to learn more about Montessori education to
make an informed choice for your child’s education.

We warmly welcome you to our school.

Frances G. Reed

CEO/Principal