39°48′12.98″N 75°28′58.11″W / 39.8036056°N 75.4828083°W
Wilmington Montessori School | |
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Type | Nonprofit, Montessori, independent, preschool, elementary, private, daycare, middle school |
Motto | Today's Learners; Tomorrow's Leaders |
Established | 1964 |
Board Chair | Ann Hriciga |
Head of School | Lisa A. Lalama |
Assistant Head of School | Sarah Williams |
Grades | Toddler (12 months) – 8th grade |
Enrollment | 172 |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Mascot | Monty the Meerkat |
Accreditation | American Montessori Society, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
Contact | (302) 475-0555 |
Website | wmsde.org |
Wilmington Montessori School is a Montessori school located in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, serving ages 12 months through eighth grade. Its campus is partially in Ardencroft and partially in an unincorporated area. [1] It is named after, but is not located in, Wilmington.
It is the state's oldest and largest independent Montessori school. [2] Its facility has more than 30 classrooms, a library/learning commons, gymnasium, indoor and outdoor performance stages, music and arts rooms, three age-appropriate makerspaces, outdoor playing fields, and wooded walking paths.
The curriculum is rooted in the principles of the Montessori Method.
In 1963, the school was initiated by a group of Delaware parents. It began as Wilmington Montessori Association with fourteen children in a storefront in downtown Wilmington, and was incorporated in January 1964. [3] The school later moved to the Buzz Ware Village Center in Arden.
On November 14, 2008, Wilmington Montessori initiated a school-wide single-stream recycling program to help the school reduce its carbon footprint and to teach students the habit of recycling and the benefits to the Earth. The program was supplemented with a grant from Delaware's Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control. [4]
In 2016, Wilmington Montessori School was named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. [5] [6]
In October 2017, Wilmington Montessori School announced that it would acquire PRIED Middle School and begin a middle-school program, effective in September 2018. [7]
1400 Harvey Road Wilmington DE, 19810
Acknowledgments...In particular, Marie M. Dugan, who is both a CES Commissioner and a prominent leader of AMS and instrumental in joining the two organizations for this cooperative endeavor. The Wilmington Montessori School, which she heads, was the first to undergo the kind of evaluation presented in this Guide...
While there are many funding sources available at the collegiate level, there are limited opportunities for pre-collegiate teachers to obtain funds for innovative teaching projects. Toyota TAPESTRY grants are a unique source of support for teachers who have an early influence on students.
The Philadelphia Wings will assist the Wilmington Montessori School in launching their new lacrosse program.
39°48′12.98″N 75°28′58.11″W / 39.8036056°N 75.4828083°W
Wilmington Montessori School | |
---|---|
Address | |
| |
United States | |
Information | |
Type | Nonprofit, Montessori, independent, preschool, elementary, private, daycare, middle school |
Motto | Today's Learners; Tomorrow's Leaders |
Established | 1964 |
Board Chair | Ann Hriciga |
Head of School | Lisa A. Lalama |
Assistant Head of School | Sarah Williams |
Grades | Toddler (12 months) – 8th grade |
Enrollment | 172 |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Mascot | Monty the Meerkat |
Accreditation | American Montessori Society, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
Contact | (302) 475-0555 |
Website | wmsde.org |
Wilmington Montessori School is a Montessori school located in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, serving ages 12 months through eighth grade. Its campus is partially in Ardencroft and partially in an unincorporated area. [1] It is named after, but is not located in, Wilmington.
It is the state's oldest and largest independent Montessori school. [2] Its facility has more than 30 classrooms, a library/learning commons, gymnasium, indoor and outdoor performance stages, music and arts rooms, three age-appropriate makerspaces, outdoor playing fields, and wooded walking paths.
The curriculum is rooted in the principles of the Montessori Method.
In 1963, the school was initiated by a group of Delaware parents. It began as Wilmington Montessori Association with fourteen children in a storefront in downtown Wilmington, and was incorporated in January 1964. [3] The school later moved to the Buzz Ware Village Center in Arden.
On November 14, 2008, Wilmington Montessori initiated a school-wide single-stream recycling program to help the school reduce its carbon footprint and to teach students the habit of recycling and the benefits to the Earth. The program was supplemented with a grant from Delaware's Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control. [4]
In 2016, Wilmington Montessori School was named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. [5] [6]
In October 2017, Wilmington Montessori School announced that it would acquire PRIED Middle School and begin a middle-school program, effective in September 2018. [7]
1400 Harvey Road Wilmington DE, 19810
Acknowledgments...In particular, Marie M. Dugan, who is both a CES Commissioner and a prominent leader of AMS and instrumental in joining the two organizations for this cooperative endeavor. The Wilmington Montessori School, which she heads, was the first to undergo the kind of evaluation presented in this Guide...
While there are many funding sources available at the collegiate level, there are limited opportunities for pre-collegiate teachers to obtain funds for innovative teaching projects. Toyota TAPESTRY grants are a unique source of support for teachers who have an early influence on students.
The Philadelphia Wings will assist the Wilmington Montessori School in launching their new lacrosse program.