Our Mission Statement
The mission of Quiet Waters Montessori Academy is to embody the philosophy and teaching methods of Dr. Maria Montessori and to educate children to their fullest potential. We are thus devoted to enhancing each child’s mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical development. We will ensure that children have a deep sense of personal independence, knowledge of self, respect for their environment and ability to learn in a safe and secure environment.
To achieve this mission, Quiet Waters Montessori Academy will:
To achieve this mission, Quiet Waters Montessori Academy will:
- Respect each child's individuality
- Encourage each child to follow their own personal interests, foster independence and nourish individual academic excellence
- Promote the development of independence, self-respect, respect others, self-awareness and eagerness to learn
- Bring together children of diverse ages, religion, cultural and economic backgrounds to develop social skills and ethical standards
- Offer freedom within the classroom, with the guidance of the Directress.
- Encourage self-discipline and the child's ability to self-direct
- Foster experimentation, observation and discovery
- Embrace cultural diversity and awareness of human needs
- Emphasize the harmony of the geological, biological, sociological and historical world we live in
- Instill appreciation of what the world is and what the world has the potential to be
- Develop the knowledge of all areas in the classroom through the manipulation of Montessori Materials
- Provide the child the “world” of learning within the walls of the school
- Provide the child a safe environment that is conducive to learning