| Brief History of CMS A vision is realized |
Community Montessori School opened it’s doors
at our Webb Road Campus in the fall of 1989
with two classrooms and an enrollment of 30
children, ages 2 through 5. Our goal was to
provide the very best education for children
following the methods and philosophies that
were true to the vision of Maria Montessori.
Enrollment grew each year and classrooms were
added to meet the demand as space allowed.
In 1993, the program was expanded to include
an elementary program for children 6 to 9 years
old, and in 1996, Community Montessori School
moved the elementary program to a spacious
location around the corner on Civic Road. At
this additional location, CMS was able to add an
Upper Elementary program for students up to 12
years of age.
In early 2000, CMS became a not-for-profit
school. It was also presented with an
opportunity to purchase the property that
housed and surrounded the Civic Road
campus. The acquisition of this property gave
the school the physical space to embark on the
next phases of growth: to develop an Adolescent
Program for students up to age 15 and build a
new campus which could house all levels of
Community Montessori School.
In the 2006 - 2007 school year we completed the
first phase of growth and developed our
Adolescent Program. The following year, the
seventh and eighth year students moved into the
newly renovated Adolescent building located
near our Meeting House on the Memorial
Highway side of our property.
We welcomed more new additions to our Civic
Road campus during our 2007-2008 school
year. The Adolescent program planned and
built an incredible organic garden near their
classroom. They have learned about
beekeeping and currently maintain 2 beehives
on campus
We are looking forward to embarking on our next
adventure which will join both campuses together.
at our Webb Road Campus in the fall of 1989
with two classrooms and an enrollment of 30
children, ages 2 through 5. Our goal was to
provide the very best education for children
following the methods and philosophies that
were true to the vision of Maria Montessori.
Enrollment grew each year and classrooms were
added to meet the demand as space allowed.
In 1993, the program was expanded to include
an elementary program for children 6 to 9 years
old, and in 1996, Community Montessori School
moved the elementary program to a spacious
location around the corner on Civic Road. At
this additional location, CMS was able to add an
Upper Elementary program for students up to 12
years of age.
In early 2000, CMS became a not-for-profit
school. It was also presented with an
opportunity to purchase the property that
housed and surrounded the Civic Road
campus. The acquisition of this property gave
the school the physical space to embark on the
next phases of growth: to develop an Adolescent
Program for students up to age 15 and build a
new campus which could house all levels of
Community Montessori School.
In the 2006 - 2007 school year we completed the
first phase of growth and developed our
Adolescent Program. The following year, the
seventh and eighth year students moved into the
newly renovated Adolescent building located
near our Meeting House on the Memorial
Highway side of our property.
We welcomed more new additions to our Civic
Road campus during our 2007-2008 school
year. The Adolescent program planned and
built an incredible organic garden near their
classroom. They have learned about
beekeeping and currently maintain 2 beehives
on campus
We are looking forward to embarking on our next
adventure which will join both campuses together.
| CMS in the beginning |
"A child's work is to create the
man he will become. An adult
works to perfect the environment
but a child works to perfect
himself."
-Maria Montessori-
man he will become. An adult
works to perfect the environment
but a child works to perfect
himself."
-Maria Montessori-
| Montessori Musings |
