Montessori Education Centre

Director's Message

Welcome to Montessori Education Centre--Private and Charter Schools. 

We, the staff, are delighted to have the privilege of working with you and your child(ren).

The Montessori Children's Centre - Private School is our Toddler and Preschool programs.  Montessori Education Centres are our Charter Schools.  Our Main Campus has classes from Toddler to Sixth Grade.  Our North Campus has classes from Preschool to 9th Grade. 

We started our first year as a charter in 1996.  We are also affiliated with the American Montessori Society.  Teachers employed by the school have been trained at accredited Montessori Training Centers. 

We encourage you to learn about what is going on at the school, and to be involved. 

Come and observe your child in the classroom several times during the school year if possible. 

Come to our parent meetings, programs, and other school events. 

We feel that you, as the parent, can help us help your child learn and grow in the Montessori environment.

This web site is being designed to answer some of the questions parents ask most often. 

For more information on a particular topic, please bring your questions to the school office, we would love to help you any in any way possible.

Sincerely,

Tammy Whiting,
Director

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WHAT IS ACCREDITATION?

 Accreditation from the American Montessori Society (AMS) is a process undertaken by schools that are committed to improvement on a continual basis. Through a year-long self-study and documentation process, a school defines itself in terms of strengths and areas that need improvement while validating that the school “is what it says it is” and “does what it says it does.” A strategic plan for the next five years is formulated through this self-discovery.

 Accredited schools have obtained the highest level of recognition by AMS. Accredited schools meet a standard of excellence in the implementation of Montessori education that is recognized by the entire Montessori

community across the globe. To be considered a model Montessori school with best practices pertaining to Montessori philosophy is a true honor.

 

 There are less than 150 schools in the world that are

AMS Accredited, none in Arizona.  UNTIL NOW…

 MEC WAS ACCREDITED IN FALL 2008 BY

AMERICAN MONTESSORI SOCIETY

 Congratulations to Tammy Whiting and her faculty and staff.

Special thanks to Cassi & Pete Chenen and Lisa Wakefield,

facilitators of this process.