Recommended Reading
BMS At-A-Glance
- New 14,000 square foot facility
- True Montessori education
- Location: Bristow Commons in Bristow, VA
- 200 student capacity, ages 6 weeks to 9 years
Montessori Programs
Seeds: Infant Program
Number of classrooms: 2
Class Ratio: 1 teacher: 4 children
Ages: 6 weeks to 16 months
Children/classroom: 8
Schedule: 8:30 am to 3:00 pm (5 day)
Seeds2: Infant/Toddler Program
Number of classrooms: 1
Class Ratio: 1 teacher: 5 children
Ages: 16 months to 24 months
Children/classroom: 15
Schedule:
8:30 am - 11:30 am (3-day or 5-day)
8:30 am - 3:00 pm (5-day)
Seedlings: Toddler Program
Number of classrooms: 2
Class Ratio: 1 teacher: 8 children
Ages: 2 years to 3 years
Children/classroom: 16
Schedule:
8:30 am - 11:30 am (3-day or 5-day)
8:30 am - 3:00 pm (5-day)
Sprouts: Primary Program
Number of classrooms: 3
Class Ratio: 1 teacher: 14 children
Ages: 3 years to 6 years
Children/classroom: 28
Schedule: 8:30 am to 3:00 pm (5 day)
Elementary: 1-3 Grade Program
Number of classrooms: 1
Class Ratio: 1 teacher: 20 children
Ages: 6 years to 9 years
Children/classroom: 20
Schedule: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm (5-day)
Before School Care
6:00 am to 8:30 am
After School Care
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
- Lillard, Paula Polk, Montessori—A Modern Approach (Schocken)
An introduction to the Montessori approach to preschool education
- Montessori, Maria, The Absorbent Mind (Kalakshetra)
A discussion on the development of infants and young children, birth to age three
- Montessori, Maria, The Discovery of the Child (Kalakshetra)
Early writings of Dr. Montessori highlighting the materials and the work of the child in a primary class (ages 3-6)
- Montessori, Maria, The Secret of Childhood (Ballantine Books)
An introduction, both practical and theoretical, into the nature of young children
- Standing, E.M., Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work (New American Library)
A biography of Dr. Montessori’s life, including her development of material, the child’s work in the class, and the growth of the Montessori movement