Reading Montessori School is a Montessori early childhood school in Reading, MA, serving children ages 18 months through 6 years. Founded in 1979, the school uses Maria Montessori–based methods in multi-age classrooms to promote independence, hands-on learning, and social-emotional development.
Reading Montessori School is an early childhood Montessori program located in Reading, Massachusetts, serving children from 18 months to 6 years. The school uses multi-age classrooms and Montessori materials to support independence, concentration, and individualized learning.
The curriculum is grounded in Montessori principles and emphasizes hands-on materials, freedom within clear boundaries, and teacher observation to guide individualized learning. Classroom learning areas include Practical Life, Sensorial, Math, Language, Art, Science, and Geography. The school also incorporates enrichment such as music, movement, yoga, storytelling, children’s theater, puppetry, and nature-focused units.
Classrooms are arranged with accessible, self-correcting materials and dedicated self-care areas to promote independence. The program includes outdoor play spaces scaled for young children and offers virtual tours of classrooms. Family resources include a school calendar, a Parent Guild, and secure photo-sharing for families.
The kindergarten period extends the morning curriculum into the afternoon for deeper, project-based study of topics such as natural science, world cultures, art, and music, and introduces group activities that support academic and social development.
The preschool classroom builds on early independence with hands-on materials that allow children to choose and complete work at their own pace, promoting concentration, problem solving, and confidence.
The toddler classroom combines Montessori principles with RIE‑inspired practices, emphasizing independence, uninterrupted work/play, freedom within limits, and close teacher observation. Activities support self-care, care of the environment, gross- and fine-motor development, language, and social skills.
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