Montessori Academy At St. John's vs. Papillon Montessori

The Montessori Academy at St. John`s waterfront location offers a calm and peaceful setting for children to learn and play.

Our Montessori Program serves students ages 12 months to Grade 5 offering an alternative educational program with an Integrated Food Program providing children hands-on experience assisting a chef to prepare nutritious meals.

The Montessori Academy at St. John`s is recognized by the American Montessori Society and International Montessori Council and has six beautifully prepared learning environments with certified Montessori staff.

The Integrated Food Program is environmentally-friendly and aims at instilling healthy eating habits, coaching good table manners, teaching basic cooking skills, and expanding the children`s knowledge of nutrition and food-related vocabulary, while incorporating the concepts found in Montessori Practical Life, Math and Gardening Lessons.

The program also includes home-style lunch and snacks on a daily basis.

Papillon Montessori School is a community of educators, children, parents and extended family committed to the Montessori philosophy.

Dr. Maria Montessori, whose life work centered on the care and education of children, so eloquently said, " Within the child lies the fate of the future." It is our aim to facilitate the child's self-creation of the person he/she is to become.

Papillon Montessori School was founded by Mrs. Damarys Zarling, with a vision for our children and a goal for the City of Miami Beach.

To provide them the best environment possible in order for the children to evolve academically, spiritually, and socially, so that our children would flourish into the adults of tomorrow.