Our Middle School program organizes students into multi-grade classrooms. The classroom community is led by a core teacher supported by a range of specialist teachers. Our middle school teachers are Montessori certified, and have trained under Dr. Betsy Coe at the Houston Montessori Center. Dr. Coe’s vision and principles for the adolescent are reflected in the design of the classroom and the curriculum. The curriculum incorporates the traditional Montessori philosophy and strategies with national and state curriculum standards.

The classroom structure is nurturing and learner-centered, with a wide range of experiences. Students’ work is divided into personal learning and group learning.  Personal learning involves work such as essays and tests that lend themselves to students’ individual efforts. Though academic work can be undertaken in partnership with others, students are held individually accountable for their progress. Group learning takes place in teams of three to four, where students learn to collaborate on projects and where research is shared in presentations, seminars, and debates.

The Montessori Academy’s whole-person education offers an opportunity for the adolescent to grow in all domains of development during this turbulent time, and leaves Middle School and High School students well prepared to tackle any academic or social challenge and to flourish in a wide variety of settings.