Montessori Elementary School in Houston, TX

Sherwood Forest Montessori School:
Sherwood Forest Montessori School, located in West Houston in Harris County, Texas, is an independent learning environment offering educational programs for children aged eighteen months through grade six. Our school offers a flexible range of year round programs for children from 18 months through the sixth grade with enrollment accepted throughout the year. We are expertly staffed with American Montessori Society certified teachers, Montessori interns and trained assistants. Together, we work to create stimulating learning environments full of materials and activities to interest and challenge the children.

Toddler Community Program:
Our Toddler Community is a prepared environment for children 18 to 36 months. The equipment in their large sunny room, the atrium right off the classroom for active play, routines that have been carefully designed to support their development, have all been planned to meet the needs of our youngest students in a "home away from home" atmosphere. The program is designed for children to become independent and learn to take care of their basic personal needs, to grow in language acquisition and vocabulary development and to develop their social skills. Toilet training is also a part of this program and is achieved gradually as the younger students observe the older. There is a child/staff ratio of 6: 1 in this community.

Early Childhood Program:
The Early Childhood program is for children aged three to six years that includes kindergarten. A large classroom filled with Montessori equipment, an atrium for outdoor activity, and a large playground with play equipment and picnic tables, compose the richly prepared space for these children. Each day the children have lessons given individually and they also attend large and small group activities. The overall goals of this program are to have children grow in independence, develop coordination, communication and concentration skills, and to learn there is an order to every activity to achieve a successful outcome.

Elementary Class Program:
The Elementary class is for children aged six to twelve years. Their large classroom is abundantly equipped with materials and Montessori equipment for developmentally appropriate hands-on learning which lead the children through concrete experiences leading to the understanding of abstract thought. The curriculum more than covers the first six years of the elementary school. The students are in a self pacing math program and lessons are given individually.