About Us
Head. Hands. Heart.
Intellectual Depth • Purposeful Work • Character
Philosophy
At Highland Hills Montessori School, we offer a thoughtfully structured Montessori education for intellectually curious children who thrive in calm, respectful learning environments. Guided by qualified Montessori educators, our classrooms emphasize deep concentration, individualized academic growth, and social responsibility within clear limits. Our prepared indoor environments and six-acre woodland campus provide rich opportunities for purposeful work, exploration, and discovery.
Highland Hills partners with families who value strong boundaries, academic depth, and a peaceful classroom culture.
Montessori Time
At Highland Hills, families can expect a warm, joyful, and intentionally structured Montessori experience. As an AMI-certified Montessori guide, I carefully prepare each learning area to be developmentally appropriate, intellectually engaging, and designed to support deep concentration and independent work.
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During the Montessori work cycle, each child receives individualized lessons using hands-on Montessori materials across core academic and cultural areas, including Mathematics, Language, Reading, Writing, Science, Practical Life, Art, Music, and Geography. Lessons are presented with clarity and purpose, and children are then given the responsibility to choose and return to their work independently within the expectations of the classroom.
New lessons and materials are introduced based on careful observation of each child’s readiness, mastery, and ability to work with focus and responsibility. This individualized approach allows children to progress beyond typical age-level expectations while maintaining the structure and limits essential to a productive learning environment.
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Through this process, children naturally develop self-confidence, independence, responsibility, sustained attention, and problem-solving skills—foundational qualities for both academic success and social maturity.
Outdoor Time
At Highland Hills, children spend time outdoors every morning and afternoon as part of our intentionally designed forest and outdoor learning program. Our 6.5-acre woodland campus provides regular opportunities for children to engage in hands-on, experiential learning that builds confidence, resilience, and independence within a safe, structured environment.
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Outdoor time at Highland Hills is purposeful and guided. Children explore, observe, build, and collaborate under clear expectations, developing physical coordination, problem-solving skills, and self-regulation alongside a deep respect for the natural world. These experiences extend the Montessori classroom beyond its walls while reinforcing the same values of responsibility, focus, and care for the environment.
Enrichment
At Highland Hills, children also enjoy beautifully prepared play and art rooms, thoughtfully designed and separate from the main Montessori classroom. These spaces draw inspiration from Waldorf early childhood traditions, offering a warm, orderly, and home-like environment that supports imagination, creativity, and social connection within clear expectations.
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Play in these spaces is intentional and guided, with an emphasis on natural materials and open-ended experiences that encourage creativity, cooperation, and self-expression. Children engage in meaningful handwork such as felting, finger knitting, beeswax modeling, weaving, drawing with beeswax crayons, and painting. Each week includes a structured group activity, such as baking bread, preparing vegetables for soup, or participating in wet-on-wet watercolor painting, fostering shared responsibility and community.
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Children are immersed in classic nursery rhymes, traditional poems, and time-honored songs that build language, memory, and cultural literacy. Mealtimes provide an additional opportunity for daily conversation focused on manners, character, and respectful communication, reinforcing the values practiced throughout the day.
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Together, these elements complement our Montessori program by nurturing creativity and imagination while maintaining the calm structure and high expectations that define the Highland Hills learning environment.
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Highland Hills Montessori School is intentionally designed for children who thrive in structured, intellectually rich environments and for families who value depth, discipline, and respect for childhood. When expectations are clear and learning is purposeful, children flourish. Can you see your child thriving here?