History
Community Montessori School (CMS) is an incorporated, nonprofit, 501(c)3 tax-exempt school~CMS was founded in 1981 by thirteen families. The school was founded for the purpose of giving parents an opportunity to assist in their children's education, to relieve teachers from non-educational responsibilities through increased parent participation, and to provide the community with a quality, nondiscriminatory alternative to public education.
Specialties
CMS is a diverse partnership of parents, teachers and children; an independent non-profit school embracing Montessori principles to develop a child's full potential and life-long love of learning. Our community strives to instill in each child a sense of duty and personal responsibility for the world in which we live. The mission of Community Montessori School is to provide authentic Montessori education in a nature-rich environment that cultivates collaboration, curiosity, love of learning, and respect for oneself, others, and the world. Recognizing that we live in a diverse and increasingly interconnected world, CMS strives to create a community that reflects and celebrates the full breadth of human diversity, including, but not limited to, differences in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, family structure, religious preference, national origin, or disability.