Cornerstone Montessori School (16 months to age 5)

Mission

Cornerstone Montessori School, a program of the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota, seeks to create a broad community of multicultural and economically diverse families who share the mission to nurture the child’s natural desire to learn and grow through quality Montessori environment leading to a harmonious and peaceful world.

Program Description

Cornerstone Montessori offers these environments for children:

• Toddler Community (16 months to 33 months)
• Children’s House (3 to 6 years)

All of our environments are designed to assist the child in developing life skills, literacy, mathematical competency, and the ability to work independently. Spanish is spoken in all environments.

Cornerstone Montessori School is an authentic, urban Montessori school. Connected to the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota, Cornerstone Montessori School benefits by continuous offerings of parent education and outreach programs, access to the International Montessori Museum, and participation in an outcome studies program.

Our teaching staff hold diplomas for the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), the organization founded by Dr. Maria Montessori, as well as a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and experience working with children in their respective age groups. Our aides have completed the AMI Assistant Teacher course and have experience working with children in their respective age groups.

Cornerstone Montessori School does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin, or disability in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and scholarship programs.

Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School

Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School is a program partner of Cornerstone Montessori School and is a new public charter school that opened in fall of 2011. Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School has a waitlist for grade K-3 for the 2012-2013 School Year. For more information call 651.774.5000 or view the website at www.cornerstone-elementary.org.