Boulder, CO
We are currently accepting new Primary and Elementary families for the 23-24 school year.
Please view our beautiful 7-acre farmhouse campus and spacious classrooms.
Mountain Shadows Montessori School embraces and honors the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and traditions of our students and families. We strive to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment that is accepting and respectful to all, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or religion.
Our teachers often hear from parent going out and field trip chaperones and staff from experiential education centers like Cal-Wood and Catalina Island how well behaved and engaged students from Mountain Shadows are in relation to other student groups of
“Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image of human dignity, which is derived from a sense of independence.” Maria Montessori Snaps, velcro, lace,
“If teaching is to be effective with young children, it must assist them to advance on the way to independence.” Maria Montessori, The Discovery of the Child. “You have to see it to believe it,” is one way to describe
Fifth in a series. Former Mountain Shadows parent Paul Algreen (P ’15) shares his journey as a Montessori parent. For those of you who have been following along with this blog, you might recall that my first post in this series began with a discussion
In December of 2014 a letter from Austin Montessori School was addressed to the Mountain Shadows Elementary II class. Specifically, “To a Girl Who Writes in a Diary.” Catherine Spangler was the only girl in the class at the time,
The hand washing lesson in the Young Child’s Community is more than an exercise in care of self, its steps hold foundations in pre-reading, pre-writing, science, process, hand/eye coordination, gross motor work, math, sensorial exercises, and functional independence. That’s a
In the center of the language area of the Primary classroom sits the The Farm. It can resemble the 1960s classic Fisher Price Family Play Farm which features characters you would expect to see in a self-contained barn: farmers,
Third-year Elementary students were inspired by a recent lesson on fundamental needs and collaborated on follow-up work to further deepen their understanding of their personal connection to all people through time no matter where or when they lived. Their charts
Fourth in a series. Former Mountain Shadows parent Paul Algreen (P ’15) shares his journey as a Montessori parent. For those of us living in Boulder County, we often hear the term “Boulder Bubble.” The term bears a mostly negative connotation and stems
Third in a series. Former Mountain Shadows parent Paul Algreen (P ’15) shares his journey as a Montessori parent. A popular bumper sticker reads “There are three kinds of people in this world: Those who are good at math and those