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The Greece Montessori School was established in 1971 by an interested group of parents who had met monthly for a year to study Montessori and then decided that there was a need in the area for a school offering the Montessori curriculum to pre-school children.

Maria Montessori was the first woman physician in Italy. An educator and humanitarian, she devoted her life to the study and observation of children. Her work was initially inspired by an interest in mentally deficient children. She developed a method of self-education for young children within a planned environment using carefully designed materials and equipment. The results of her method led to the establishment of Montessori schools around the world. The movement came to the United States in 1915. Only recently, with the new focus on the great learning potential of early childhood, has the Montessori method flourished in the United States.

Over 100 years ago Dr Maria Montessori began to explore the true nature of childhood through extensive scientific observation. We proudly recognize over a century of great work, inspired by these discoveries:

• the purpose of education is to nurture the energies of childhood – intellectual, physical, emotional, moral and spiritual – so that every member of the human race can make a constructive contribution to the world
• all children deserve the best possible conditions at every stage of their development
• all children, in the best educational conditions develop creative and flexible minds easily adapted to the complexities of human society
• all children, in the best educational conditions demonstrate innate discipline, joyful and focused work and empathy with others. They are tireless and selfless in their work
• all children possess inner directives to guide their own development
• all children fully developed become individuals committed to human solidarity, social progress and peace

We declare our commitment now and in the future:

• to participate in a universal social movement that places children at the center of society, recognizing them as citizens of the world
• to promote knowledge and understanding of the conditions necessary for the full development of the human being from conception to maturity both at home and in society
• to create a climate of opinion and opportunities for the full development of the potential of all young people so that humanity may work in harmony for a higher and more peaceful civilization
• Montessori to reform education as a reciprocal, lifelong process in which every member of the human race is profoundly engaged

A Montessori parent is any parent who respects the child as an individual. Parents retain active interest in learning about the Montessori method and desire to continue the attitude at home.

The Greece Montessori School is accredited by both the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and the New York State Board of Regents. As an independent school, it is open to all interested families; it is not affiliated with any religious, social or business organization.