The Aquinas Montessori School vs. Montessori School Of Alexandria

Aquinas Montessori is an established private school of 52 years. The campus is located in a suburban setting near Mount Vernon, VA on a large parcel of land where children play and garden.

The school has fully equipped Montessori classrooms, a library, a playground, a small soccer field, a garden and a heated swimming pool which children enjoy from mid-April till mid-October as weather allows.

Swimming lessons are offered on regular basis. Aquinas Montessori school is AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) "Associated" for ages 3 to 6+ and "Recognized" for ages 6 to 12.

We are committed to providing an environment where children learn freedom and responsibility, choice and structure, creativity and discipline, and the skills necessary to combine individual interests with group cooperation.

Aquinas Montessori is a non-sectarian school and we admit all children regardless of race, creed, color or origin.

Ages 3 to 6: There are three primary classes for children from 3 to 6 at the Aquinas Montessori School.

The primary curriculum is a fully comprehensive three year program where the child learns to compare, classify and clarify the world around them.

Materials and curriculum center around Practical Life, Sensorial Explorations, Language, Math, Geography, History, Biology, Science, Art, Music, Drama, and Dance.

Montessori School of Alexandria is to provide an early education program in which the foundation for a lifetime of creative learning is developed effectively and efficiently in the child.

More specifically, MSA strives to develop within the school a learning environment which surrounds the child with maximum motivation and opportunities to learn and achieve in directions consistent with his or her individual level of maturation.

Montessori education, MSA was the first Montessori school to offer an extended day care program, making the school availible to children of two-career families and single parents who were able to look at MSA as a second "home away from home" for their children.

Montessori elementary program helps build a strong mind, as well as good character, responsibility, and respect toward others, while instilling in the child the joy and freedom of learning.

The learning process stimulates the child's mind and creates order within it.