Mission Bay Montessori Academy

We are a Montessori school located in beautiful San Diego, CA with programs for children in preschool through 6th grade. Our 10-month school year runs from August through June, and we also offer a Summer Program. We have been in operation since 1968. Our goal is to help children reach their fullest potential using the Montessori Method is based on a child's need to learn by doing while developing the whole personality of the child. In addition to their intellectual faculties, we also help children build their powers of deliberation, initiative, and independent choice. Our elementary students experience facets of traditional education (testing, textbooks, and homework), which helps facilitate the transition to the next phase of their education. The academic accomplishments of our students are held in high regard by the private and middle schools in our area. We credit this reputation to our child-centered Montessori philosophy and curriculum.

• 90+ percentile on standardized testing
• Gold Standard MBMA Band with Elementary Chorus
• Highly academic program complemented with weekly enrichment classes: Visual Studio Art, Music, Accelerated Math, Physical Education, Science and Computers/Technology
• Spanish and Chinese language classes included in weekly curriculum
• Diverse Extracurricular Afterschool Program featuring tennis, chess, journalism, coding, robotics, visual art, dramatic arts, yoga, cooking, etc.

• Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
  • Mickey Moniak - McKenzie Matthew Moniak (born May 13, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Moniak was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with the first overall pick of the 2016 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2020.
  • Bennet Kedrosky - MBMA is proud to announce that one of our own, MBMA alumni, Bennet Kedrosky, created a Twitter bot called Cal Fire Bot (@Calfirebot). This bot tweets California wildfire information in real-time. This is a useful tool created to alert people of fires and provide the opportunity to safely respond. “Each Twit will show three things, the description of fire, region, and the link to Google map for the exact location,” said Kedrosky. Another wonderful contribution to the community by MBMA alumni.
  • Dana Mathewson - MBMA’s Dana Mathewson graduated as a sixth grader in 2002. Years later, Dana competed in the 2016 Paralympics, and 2018 US Open Wheelchair Competition, and ranked #1 in US Woman's Wheelchair Tennis. In the summer of 2022, Dana along with another athlete won the wheelchair doubles championship at Wimbledon. Dana ranked the first American woman in her sport to win a Grand Slam title.
  • Michael Armstrong - Michael Armstrong is currently attending USC Thornton School of Music, after graduating from MBMA in 2007 and The Bishops School in 2013. Click the image to hear a sample from his debut album, "I Hope I'm Hearing Right".