5050 Hodgson Rd #1126 Shoreview, MN 55126 M-F 7:30 AM - 5:00PM (320) 279-9548

About Us

OUR PHILOSOPHY

At North Oaks Montessori, our philosophy is simple:

  • To implement an individualized child-centered learning environment based on Montessori principles, including movement, music, manipulation, and discovery.
  • To facilitate education delivery that instills a sense of wonder about the universe and the child’s place in it.
  • To engage families in active participation in their child's education. Parent involvement is the inspiration that fires a love of learning.
OUR PHILOSOPHY

Daily Schedule

The daily schedule will allow time for the following activities:

During the regular school year:

  • Morning Montessori-based preschool learning environment

During the summer months:

  • Morning art and nature-themed experiences based on Montessori principles

Year-round:

  • Meals (morning snack, lunch (from home) and afternoon snack)
  • Hand washing
  • Toileting
  • Large Group Activities
  • Small Group Activities
  • Free Choice Play and Exploration
  • Gross Motor Activities (indoor and/or outdoor)
  • Quiet/Rest Time
  • Arrival and Departure rituals
  • Storytime
Daily Schedule

OUR MISSION

At North Oaks Montessori, our mission is to inspire academic excellence and nurture curiosity, creativity, and imagination. The Montessori philosophy encourages children to be independent responsible and self-motivated.

Often, in even the best of traditional education thinking, the student is viewed as a passive object. We believe instead that the most profound learning takes place when the process of education is linked to the experiences, interests, and capabilities of the individual student.

If students are encouraged to use their interests as the key to engaged involvement with the subject matter, they work ambitiously, take greater responsibility for their endeavors, care deeply about their studies, and can remember and apply what they have learned. We work with each student to develop an individual educational experience.

North Oaks Montessori's objective is to offer an academic program to our community that encourages children to learn at their own pace and enjoy learning and to offer our community an affordable, quality choice in education and childcare for their children. While our program fosters academic achievement, the atmosphere minimizes stress and competition and accentuates each child's strengths and successes.