Free the child’s potentialand you will transform him into the world
- Maria Montessori
Hillside Montessori SchoolNear Lake Forest
Hillside Montessori School is in Trabuco Canyon, just outside of Lake Forest, California. We offer Montessori programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. Each of our programs emphasize the joy and effectiveness of hands-on learning, while focusing on cognitive development for children of specific age groups. Our small school ensures that our teachers and staff members build a trusting relationship with every child, and with you, the parent.
Areas of Study (Subjects) We Offer:
- Practical Life
- Sensorial
- Language
- Mathematics
- Cultural Studies
- Art
- Music and Movement
The Montessori Method at Hillside
Hillside Montessori employs an authentic Montessori method in each classroom. The Montessori Method at Hillside has several components that follow the original philosophies of Dr. Maria Montessori.
First and foremost, our teachers lead mixed-age classrooms, with children who range from 3–6 years old. Secondly, the child chooses what they would like to do each day from a prescribed range of materials. Thirdly, there are uninterrupted blocks of work time, where students can pursue individual projects for as long as 2 hours. All of the specialized educational materials we use in our classrooms were developed by Dr. Montessori and her collaborators. Each teacher is trained in her method, which emphasizes freedom of movement for each child throughout the classroom.
Hillside Montessori’s Vision:
We shape our students to be:
- Safe, happy, self-motivated, and excited about learning
- Kind and helpful to others
- Respectful, responsible, and tolerant of differences
- Caring towards living things and the environment
- Able to articulate their needs and meet their full academic potential
- Independent, inquisitive, and self-directed
- Intimate Classrooms, Calming Environment, Passionate Professionalism
- Teachers Know All Children and Parents
- Director Knows Each Individual Student and Their Parents
- Teaching and Caring Since 1997
We train our teachers to be:
- Caring, happy, loving, and effective in their work with children, fellow staff, and parents
- Loyal to one another, our school, and the Montessori Philosophy
- Role models who are positive, energetic, and excited to serve every day
- Dedicated to their own personal and professional growth
- Respectful, kind and able to clearly communicate their needs on behalf of the children
- Contributing and creative members of the whole school team
We want our parents to be:
- Willing to believe in their child and show faith in their innate abilities
- Supportive of the Montessori Method, and committed to our staff and school community
- Motivated to learn and grow as parents and open to feedback and recommendations
- Involved in their child’s education and school
- Able to communicate their needs on behalf of their child’s learning
This vision outlines what Hillside Montessori hopes to achieve with every student, parent, and educator in our community. We are more than happy to invite prospective parents and students to tour our school. Call us and schedule today!
Take a Virtual Tourof our school in Trabuco Canyon
