Ashland Montessori School vs. St. Edward Elementary School

The Ashland Montessori School serves ages 2 and a half through 6.

Teachers possess a Montessori Certification, which includes work in child development, competence in Montessori methods and successful completion of a nine-month internship.

The Ashland Montessori School is affiliated with the American Montessori Society; is an Ohio Department of Education Chartered Kindergarten; and is licensed by The Ohio Department of Human Services.

The Montessori philosophy is based on the child's developmental needs for freedom within limits, and a carefully prepared environment which guarantees exposure to materials and experiences designed to enhance intelligence as well as physical and psychological abilities.

Children are to be respected as different from adults, and as individuals who differ from each other.

Children possess unusual sensitivity and mental powers for absorbing and learning from their environment that are unlike those of adults both in quantity and capacity.

St. Edward is a Catholic school open to children of all faiths.

Each student shall be challenged to glorify God through academic excellence, stewardship, and community service.

The mission of the school is to challenge students to glorify God through academic excellence, stewardship, and community service.