About Telfair Montessori
Telfair Montessori is a premier, independent day school guided by a unique blend of Montessori philosophy and innovative programs. Telfair Montessori offers adaptive and individualized education that strives to make the most of each student’s unique talents and creative interests.
The Montessori framework, proven through decades of success worldwide, incorporates best practices into the 21st century educational methods. Telfair Montessori’s approach to teaching and learning is focused on each child’s individual potential, talents, and the level of development, thus helping each child achieve his/her fullest potential. Our approach cultivates critical thinking and creative problem solving skills and develops children into students who are inquisitive learners, trusted friends and responsible citizens.
Children who complete our Early Childhood programs will excel in Elementary School and beyond.
We invite you to visit us and learn more about our philosophy and the Montessori community at our school.
Our Mission
At Telfair Montessori, our mission is to provide world-class education and care for children in our community. We strive to make the most of a child’s curiosity and unique talents while helping each child master learning skills, achieve academic excellence, develop social skills, unleash their creativity and imagination, and develop a well-rounded personality that has great confidence and strong self-esteem.
Our Commitment
Telfair Montessori is committed to its mission of providing the world-class education and care for your children. This is reflected in our facility, in our philosophy, in the passion of our teachers and care-givers, and the dedication of our management. We will achieve our commitment by:
- Ensuring the development of intellectual, social, and emotional capabilities of the children, employing the Montessori method as the foundation of our teaching methods;
- Creating an ambiance that encourages exploration, discovery, learning and achievement;
- Emphasizing integrity, responsibility, respect for others, and community leadership and diversity as our values;
- Striving for excellence in teaching, curriculum and teaching methods by continually enriching our curriculum, and incorporating components and techniques from a variety of teaching methods.
Our Philosophy
Our philosophy is based on what the founder and creator of Montessori philosophy, Dr. Maria Montessori, MD, said:
Scientific observation has established that education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment. The task of the teacher becomes that of preparing a series of motives of cultural activity, spread over a specially prepared environment, and then refraining from obtrusive interference. Human teachers can only help the great work that is being done, as servants help the master. Doing so, they will be witnesses to the unfolding of the human soul and to the rising of a New Man who will not be a victim of events, but will have the clarity of vision to direct and shape the future of human society.
Beyond Montessori
While we strive for excellence in Montessori methods by integrating the Montessori philosophy and educational best practices to the fullest into a rigorous academic curriculum, why stop at Montessori when the immensely absorbent minds of our young geniuses can assimilate even more? To further enrich your children’s learning experiences, we provide additional challenges in academics and extra-curricular activities, such as supplemental math and language activities, book clubs, and science fairs, to name a few.