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Making Childhood A Journey, Not A Race! We`re proud of our campus, our school, and our teachers.
With almost two full acres of campus in residential Oakland, we have plenty of open spaces and green grass for running and playing.
We have planted fruit trees, indigenous plants, vegetables and flower beds, to attract butterflies, bees and other insects.
We raise bees that make us honey. Children learn to harvest fruits and vegetables and to cook and share food with family and friends.The "GLM village" is a place where children can learn and grow, all while developing strong, loving and respectful relationships with their peers and school adults.
This is "personalized education" at it`s best, fostering resilience, creativity, collaboration and a love of life-time learning.
Come and see for yourself, what we mean when we say: we are "helping to make childhood a journey, not a race.".
Contracts are offered for 10,11,and 12 month programs
% on Financial Aid
29%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$6,000
Admissions Director
Nancy Haskins
Admissions Associate
Adrienne Pratt
School Notes
About GLM:Grand Lake Montessori was founded in 1978 as an
independent Montessori day school. Formerly known as Casa dei
Bambini (or House of Children in Italian) it was named after the
very first Montessori school established in Rome in 1906. GLM has
grown to more than 170 students, educating children 18 months
through Kindergarten and is now opening an Elementary Program in
August 2016. GLM operates year round orienting all of our new
students into the program throughout the summer time.
What Is Montessori Montessori is a brain-based method of
education that fosters self-directed and experiential learning, as
well as collaboration with peers. In Montessori classrooms,
children can respond to their natural curiosities, pursue their
special interests and make their own choices. They discover and
explore knowledge while being intentionally guided by trained
Montessori adults who offer developmentally appropriate activities
in a well prepared environment. Through using their hands and
engaging their minds, they become creative, independent, critical
thinkers with a life-time love of learning.
Our Classrooms Are Special. Here`s Why:Classrooms at GLM
have nearly as much personality as the children who go here. We
strive to make our classrooms a home-away-from-home environment
with plants, animals, beautiful cultural objects and pieces of art.
There are cosy corners to sit and read in, child-sized tables to
play at and individual rugs for laying out projects. All the tools,
implements and furniture are real, functional and scaled to the
children`s size. Every activity in the environment supports an
aspect of their development and is part of an age appropriate and
scientifically based curriculum. These are places designed and
created especially for them!
Grades: PK-5 | 110 students2.1 miles 3650 Dimond Ave Oakland, CA 94602 (510) 531-8566
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School Reviews
53/6/2020
We have been with this school for many years, now LOVING the elementary program. The teachers truly care about the children, and I see my kids' love for learning enhanced with time and fostering.
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