Sunrise Montessori of Napa Valley is a private, for-profit Montessori school in Napa serving children from toddler age through upper elementary (through fifth grade). The school operates on a typical school-year calendar from late August to early June and is described on its pages as AMS affiliated.
Sunrise Montessori of Napa Valley is a private Montessori school serving young children through upper elementary on a campus in Napa. The school follows a typical school-year calendar running from late August through early June and runs multi-age classroom groupings aligned with Montessori developmental planes.
The program follows Montessori principles, emphasizing the absorbent mind, mixed-age classrooms, teacher observation and guidance, and a peace curriculum that teaches grace, courtesy and community responsibility. Core academic areas are balanced with fine arts, music, physical education and foreign language instruction.
The school follows a school-year calendar and lists age cutoffs for entry to different levels based on being a specified age by September 1. Classroom observation is listed as the first step in the enrollment process, and families are advised about typical lead times for application.
Lower elementary classes are multi-age (1st–3rd grade); children entering lower elementary must be 6 years old by September 1st. Lower elementary students attend five days a week from 8:30am–3pm and are taught by a trained Montessori head teacher supported by a co-teacher and an assistant, with Spanish, music and P.E. provided by specialist teachers.
A program for children roughly ages 3–6 years that follows the school-year calendar; a four- to six-week summer program is offered for 3–6-year-olds. Preschool students attend Monday through Friday 9am–12pm (with 9am–1pm half-day and 9am–3pm full-day options for 3- and 4-year-olds); kindergarten students attend 9am–3pm Monday through Friday. Classes are led by trained Montessori teachers supported by assistants, and before- and after-care is available daily 8–9am and 3–4pm.
A program for children ages 2–3 years. All toddlers attend Monday through Friday 9am–12pm, with half-day (9am–1pm) and full-day (9am–3pm) options; classes typically have 8–10 children and are led by a trained Montessori teacher supported by an assistant. Potty training is not required and no before- or after-school childcare is available for toddlers.
Upper elementary classes (4th–5th grade) emphasize more abstract thinking and integrated, discussion-oriented lessons across core subjects; children enter at the 4th-grade level. Upper elementary students attend five days a week from 8:30am–3pm and are led by a trained Montessori head teacher supported by a co-teacher and an assistant, with Spanish, music, art and P.E. as part of the curriculum.
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