Upcoming Open Houses

Discover Village Montessori from Infancy through Elementary. Tour the classrooms, meet our guides, and learn about the Montessori journey ahead — including a short Elementary introduction with our consultant.

July: Saturday, 22nd | 10am-12pm

Shenandoah and Coral Way Campus

1267 SW 22 St, Miami, FL 33145

August: Saturday, 22nd | 10am-12pmShenandoah and Coral Way Campus

1267 SW 22 St, Miami, FL 33145

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Everything we do is education

At Village Montessori, every detail of our program is designed with purpose — to nurture independence, confidence, and curiosity while supporting the whole child.

Authentic Montessori

A prepared environment, centered on uninterrupted work cycles, led by Certified Montessori Guides.

Whole child approach

We honor physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual growth preparing children for life.

Year-Round Learning

Extended hours and additional days to support working families and keep learning continuous.

Bilingual Foundations

First Montessori Bilingual & Spanish immersion program created in Miami.

COMMUNITY THAT LASTS

A school where families connect, friendships grow, and children thrive together.

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Infant "Nido" Program

(3 to 16 months)

A nurturing environment with freedom of movement where your child understands the power of “I can” This is a year round program with no teacher planning days, no spring break and no summer break.

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Toddler Program

(16 to 36 months)

We were the firsts in Miami to offer a Bilingual or Spanish Immersion Montessori toddler environment cultivates social skills, concentration and self-confidence. With a focus on practical life skills, language development and social emotional skills.

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Primary Program

Preschool and Kindergarten

(3 to 6 years)

Mastering skills, creating life long learners in preparation for their academic future. Enrichment activities can be added individually to this program. This program accepts Step up for students.

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Lower Elementary Program

(7 to 9 years)

Designed for Elementary students. Guided by Montessori educators, students engage in an individualized curriculum that nurtures academic preparedness and intrinsic motivation.

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The 5 Areas of the Montessori Curriculum

The Montessori curriculum is organized into five interconnected areas that support the development of the whole child. Through hands-on exploration and self-directed learning, children build independence, concentration, confidence, and a deep understanding of the world around them.

Practical Life

Nurtures everyday skills and responsibility

From infancy, children are encouraged to care for themselves and their environment through purposeful daily activities. As they grow, these experiences build coordination, independence, responsibility, confidence, and social awareness.

Sensorial

Refines perception and observation

Children begin by exploring the world through movement, touch, sound, color, texture, and form. Over time, sensorial experiences help refine observation, classification, concentration, and abstract thinking.

Language

Develop communication through concrete experiences

Language development begins with listening, conversation, songs, and storytelling in the earliest years. As children mature, they naturally progress into reading, writing, self-expression, research, and confident communication.

Mathematics

Logical thinking through concrete experiences

Mathematical understanding starts through concrete exploration of patterns, order, quantity and sequence. Montessori materials guide children from hands-on discovery toward increasingly abstract reasoning, problem-solving, and analytical thinking.

Cultural Studies

Inspire curiosity about nature, geography, science, art, and humanity.

Children develop a sense of wonder about the world, nature, people, science, geography, history, art, and music from the very beginning. As they grow, cultural studies nurture curiosity, global awareness, respect for diversity, and a lifelong love of learning.

Uninterrupted Work Cycles

A full three-hour uninterrupted work cycle is one of the foundations of Montessori education. This protected period allows children the time they need to choose meaningful work, become deeply engaged, solve problems independently, and develop sustained concentration without unnecessary interruption. Respecting each child’s natural rhythm fosters focus, self-discipline, and a genuine love of learning.

Cannot recommend this school enough. My children have been here for 3 years; this school, the instructors, and staff are truly extraordinary. The teachers actually care for their students and are far more than just preschool teachers; they are like family and TRULY want the children to excel in life. Absolutely awesome school!

— Gretchen E.

Montessori Monday - Why Summer Should Still Support Development

Summer is not a pause in development.

Children do not stop learning when school ends.

Their development continues —
through movement, exploration, and experience.

A meaningful summer gives the child:

real activity
freedom to explore
opportunities to create

Not passive entertainment.

In Montessori, learning is not separated from life.

Children engage with the world through:

hands-on experiences
practical work
cultural exploration

When children explore different cultures,
build, create, and move,

they are developing:

curiosity
connection
understanding

Summer becomes more than time off.

It becomes a continuation of growth —
in a different, more expansive way.

The question is not
“how to fill the summer.”

It’s
“what kind of experience will shape the child?

Summer Camp still accepts enrollments. Link in Bio

People don’t choose Montessori because it’s trendy.
They choose it because they see what it builds in the child.

Independence.
Confidence.
Concentration.
Curiosity.

In Montessori, the guide does not simply deliver information.
They spark interest, observe the child, and guide deeper exploration.

The child becomes an active participant in their own learning.

This is the difference.

Not rigid instruction.
Not passive learning.

But an environment where children learn how to think, question, and grow into lifelong learners within a strong community.

Your child is not “being difficult.”

What looks like resistance
is often a developmental need.

Children resist when:

they want autonomy
they need clarity
they are overwhelmed

Resistance is communication.

Not defiance.

In Montessori, we ask:

What is the child trying to do
that they cannot yet do?

Instead of control, we offer:

clear limits
real choices
time to act independently

When the need is met,
the resistance often disappears.

What a mother does quietly shapes everything. Much of what supports the child cannot be seen.

The patience.
The consistency.
The presence.

In Montessori, we often speak about preparing the environment.

But at home, mothers are doing this work every day —
creating the foundation where the child feels secure enough to grow.

Today, we recognize the depth of that role.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of our mothers.

Independence is not leaving your child alone.
And it’s not doing everything for them either.

It’s the environment. And how you show up in it.

At Village Montessori, independence is built with intention — through prepared spaces, clear structure, and guides who know when to step in and when to step back.

That’s the balance. Come see it for yourself.

Why Children Need to Struggle (And Why We Shouldn’t Interrupt It)

If your child is struggling… don’t rush in.

In Montessori, struggle is not something to fix.

It is something to protect.

When a child is working through a challenge,
they are building:

focus
problem-solving
persistence

Interrupting too quickly sends a message:

“You can’t do this on your own.”

But staying present — without taking over —
allows the child to discover:

“I can figure this out.”

This moment matters more than getting it “right.”

Because confidence is built through effort, not correction.

In Montessori, we don’t remove the challenge.

We prepare the child to meet it.

Not just summer camp.
A prepared environment for growth.
Limited spots.
Enroll now.

Summer at Village Montessori is an extension of the environment your child already knows and trusts.

Children move freely between indoor and outdoor spaces, engage in hands-on STEAM experiences, and follow their natural curiosity through meaningful work and play.

There is rhythm, there is purpose, and there is joy.

From infancy through lower elementary, each child is supported in a way that respects their development, not interrupts it.

Conoce a Ms. Sandra Carett.

El amor de Ms. Sandra por los niños es innegable. Como guía de Spanish Immersion, aporta calidez, intención y conexión al aula todos los días.

Meet Ms. Sandra Carett.

Ms. Sandra’s love for the children is evident in the way she observes, guides, and prepares the environment with care and purpose. As our Spanish Immersion guide, she supports each child’s independence while fostering a deep sense of belonging in the classroom.

Through rich language experiences and meaningful daily interactions, children absorb Spanish naturally, building confidence as they communicate and connect with the world around them.

Earth Day is not something we teach.
It is something the child experiences.

In Montessori, care for the environment begins early — through real, daily actions.

Watering a plant.
Caring for the space.

This is how children begin to understand their role in the world.

Respect is not taught.
It is lived.

How Children Move From Doing to Understanding

In Montessori, cognition begins in the body.

Young children do not learn through explanation.
They learn through action.

Montessori materials isolate concepts:

quantity
language structure
sequencing

Children experience these physically before they think abstractly.

Repetition is essential.

Through repeated interaction,
the child begins to recognize patterns and relationships.

Only after this process does abstraction emerge.

The child no longer needs the material
because the concept has been internalized.

This is why Montessori delays abstraction.

When understanding is built through experience,
it becomes flexible, transferable, and lasting.

Understanding is not given.

It is constructed —
from the hands, to the mind.

Not every school is built the same.

Some focus on keeping children busy.
Some focus on moving through a curriculum.

At Village Montessori, we focus on development.

On who your child is becoming.
On independence.
On thinking.
On confidence.

And we build a community around that.

If you are looking for something deeper than a traditional school experience,
we invite you to come see it for yourself.

Why Toddlers Need Order to Feel Secure

Order in Montessori is not aesthetic.

It is a developmental need.

Toddlers are actively constructing their understanding of how the world works.

Montessori identified a sensitive period for order.

During this time, children rely on consistency
to build internal structure.

Predictable environments allow the child to form mental maps:

where things belong
what comes next
how actions lead to outcomes

When order is disrupted — objects moved, routines changed —
the child experiences confusion, not resistance.

Behavior often reflects this internal disorganization.

Consistent order supports:

emotional regulation
orientation in space and time
confidence in action

External order becomes internal order.

This is how the child builds
a stable, predictable understanding of the world.

Spring in the garden is more than a beautiful moment.

In Montessori, caring for plants is meaningful work.
Children touch the soil, smell the herbs, water, observe, and watch life grow day by day.

Through these simple experiences, they begin to understand something deeper:
how living things depend on care, patience, and attention.

The garden becomes a classroom —
where curiosity, responsibility, and respect for nature quietly take root.

Why Less Stimulation Leads to More Development

In the first year of life, the brain is not seeking stimulation.

It is seeking organization.

The infant is absorbing the environment and constructing their understanding of the world.

Maria Montessori described this stage as the absorbent mind.

The child takes in everything — not selectively, but entirely.

This makes the quality of the environment critical.

Overstimulating environments overwhelm this process.

Constant sound, movement, and visual input
prevent the child from focusing long enough
to organize what they perceive.

A prepared Montessori infant environment is intentionally simple:

clear visual field
natural movement opportunities
real human interaction

This supports attention and integration.

When the infant can focus,
the brain begins to form connections between:

movement and intention
sound and meaning
cause and effect

This is the foundation of intelligence.

Less stimulation is not less learning.

It allows the child to process, organize, and build the mind.

Easter reminds us of something simple, yet powerful.

Growth happens quietly.
In small moments.
In ways we don’t always see right away.

Just like in the Montessori classroom, where each child is unfolding at their own pace, building, discovering, becoming.

Today, we celebrate renewal, hope, and the beauty of new beginnings — in nature, in our children, and in our community.

Wishing all of our families a peaceful and meaningful Easter.

This is what makes a classroom different.

Meet Ms. Alejandra Sixco, lead teacher of the Van Gogh Classroom at our Killian Campus — guiding children with intention, patience, and respect.

Our school is different.

Not because of what we say,
but because of what you feel when you’re here.

The connection.
The presence.
The way families are part of it — not standing on the outside.

This is not just a place your child attends.
It’s a community they grow up in.

And you grow into it, too.

Come experience it.

Montessori Monday - What It Really Means to Follow the Child

What Does It Really Mean to Follow the Child?

This phrase is often repeated.
Rarely understood.

Following the child does not mean removing limits.
It does not mean constant choice.
It does not mean avoiding discomfort.

It means observing with patience.
Noticing patterns.
Recognizing readiness.
Understanding when interest is developmental, not random.

It means preparing an environment that meets the child where they are
and quietly inviting them forward.

Sometimes following the child means stepping back.
Sometimes it means holding a boundary.
Sometimes it means waiting.

To follow the child, the adult must first discipline themselves.
Resist interruption.
Resist control.
Resist ego.

Montessori begins with the transformation of the adult.

Boredom Is Not a Problem

In Montessori, we do not rush to eliminate boredom.

Because boredom is often the doorway to creativity, initiative, and problem-solving.

When children are not constantly entertained,
they begin to generate their own ideas.

And that is where true independence begins.

Montessori Monday - Imagination in Montessori

In the early years, Montessori protects the child’s relationship with reality.

Not because imagination is discouraged, but because it is being built.

Before a child can imagine freely, they must first understand what is real.

Real names.
Real objects.
Real cause and effect.

Fantasy offered too early can blur understanding.
Reality offered clearly becomes the foundation for powerful imagination later.

When children enter the elementary years, imagination expands dramatically.
Now it is fueled by knowledge, not confusion.

Montessori does not limit imagination.
It strengthens it by grounding it in truth.

This is what community looks like.

Not just drop-off and pick-up,
but staying, connecting, being part of it.

A place where you know the people,
and your presence matters.

At Village Montessori, you don’t stand on the outside.
You belong here.

Come experience it.

Montessori Monday - Why Montessori Protects Long Work Cycles

One of the most important parts of a Montessori classroom is the uninterrupted work period.

Children are given extended time to choose work, concentrate, and repeat activities without interruption.

This is how real focus develops.

When children are rushed from subject to subject, their thinking becomes fragmented.
They may complete tasks, but they rarely reach deep concentration.

Long work cycles allow children to move through a natural learning process:
choose → explore → struggle → solve → repeat.

This builds focus, independence, and confidence.

Depth takes time.
When children are trusted with time, they discover something powerful:

“I can figure this out.”

That is the foundation of lifelong learning.

Montessori Monday - The Shift That Happens Around Age Six

Around Age Six, Something Changes...

Maria Montessori described this stage as the beginning of the second plane of development.
Children move from absorbing the world to reasoning about it.

In the early years, children learn through their senses and experiences.
Around age six, the mind begins to ask why, how, and what if.

Curiosity becomes intellectual.

Children begin asking deeper questions:

Why is something fair or unfair?
How did civilizations form?
How do people, nature, and systems connect?

They want to understand the big picture of the world.

Montessori elementary responds to this change.

Learning expands through
research
discussion
collaboration
storytelling
and exploration across subjects.

The classroom becomes a community of thinkers.

Curiosity no longer stops at discovery.
It becomes meaning, responsibility, and understanding.

This is the beginning of true intellectual exploration.

When families walk into a Montessori classroom for the first time, they often say the same thing: it feels calm.

That calm is intentional.
It is the result of structure, rhythm, and respect for the child’s pace.

Montessori environments are not loud, rushed, or overstimulating.
They are designed for focus, independence, and quiet confidence.

Visit us. Book a tour. Link in bio

Around age six, the way children learn completely changes.

They stop simply absorbing the world
and begin questioning it.

About fairness.
About how things work.
About their place in it.

Montessori Elementary is designed for this shift in development, and it looks very different from traditional elementary education.

Join us for a free Elementary Parent Seminar + Open House and experience a few Montessori elementary lessons firsthand.

Saturday, April 4
10:00–12:00
Village Montessori — Shenandoah Campus

Reserve your spot through the link in bio.

Montessori Monday - The Hidden Curriculum of Montessori

Not everything children learn is written on a lesson plan.

They are learning how to wait.
How to observe.
How to regulate frustration.

They are learning how to enter a room with purpose.
How to respect shared space.
How to manage their time.

These invisible lessons shape the adult they are becoming.

Montessori education prepares the whole human, not just the student.

ELEMENTARY ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN
2026–2027 School Year
No enrollment fee through June 1st.

Why Village Montessori?

From infancy through Elementary, the journey is intentional.

Many of our families eventually ask,
“What comes next?”

Elementary is a natural continuation.
Where curiosity deepens.
Responsibility expands.
And children begin to understand their place in the wider world.

Thoughtfully built.
Rooted in authentic Montessori principles.
Designed for children who are ready for more.

In Montessori, we learn about children by watching their work.

What they choose.
How long they stay.
What they repeat.
What they return to again and again.

Their work tells a story about their interests, their needs, and their growth.
This is why observation matters more than testing.

When children are free to choose meaningful work, they show us exactly who they are becoming.

Touring a School? Ask These Questions Most People Don’t

When you tour Village Montessori, we welcome thoughtful conversations about development, independence, emotional growth, and the long view of childhood.

A school that understands children deeply will never be afraid of meaningful questions.

Schedule your tour now. Link in bio.

Why Village Montessori Is Opening Elementary Now

Village Montessori has always been guided by one question:
What does the child need at this stage of life?
Our Primary environments build strong foundations: concentration, independence, curiosity, and joy in learning.

Opening Elementary allows us to continue supporting the child exactly where Montessori says the next needs emerge.

This is not an expansion for growth’s sake.
It is a continuation of purpose.

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Upcoming Open Houses

July: Saturday, 22nd | 10am-12pm​​

Shenandoah and Coral Way Campus

1267 SW 22 St, Miami, FL 33145

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August: Saturday, 22nd | 10am-12pm​​​Shenandoah and Coral Way Campus

1267 SW 22 St, Miami, FL 33145

Everything we do is education

At Village Montessori, every detail of our program is designed with purpose — to nurture independence, confidence, and curiosity while supporting the whole child.​

Authentic Montessori

Whole child approach

Year-Round Learning

Bilingual Foundations

COMMUNITY THAT LASTS

​

A school where families connect, friendships grow, and children thrive together.

Infant "Nido" Program

(3 to 16 months)

Toddler Program

(16 to 36 months)

Primary Program

Preschool and Kindergarten

(3 to 6 years)

Lower Elementary Program

(7 to 9 years)

The 5 Areas of the Montessori Curriculum

Uninterrupted Work Cycles

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Follow us on Instagram

July: Saturday, 22nd | 10am-12pm

August: Saturday, 22nd | 10am-12pmShenandoah and Coral Way Campus

At Village Montessori, every detail of our program is designed with purpose — to nurture independence, confidence, and curiosity while supporting the whole child.