Preparing Children for Life since 1969

We are accepting applications for the 2026-2027 school year.

Applications for Admission will be placed in our Wait Pool until a placement becomes available.

Our Toddler Communities are at capacity until the winter of 2027. Please contact us to discuss the timeline of your Toddler’s enrollment.
Our Children’s House Program has openings for children aged 33 months to 5 years (Kindergarten) for the fall of 2026.
We have expanded the capacity for our Elementary Program, serving children in 1st - 6th grade, and have limited openings for the fall of 2026.

Applications for Admission will be placed in our Wait Pool. If you would like more information about possible openings, our wait pool, or future enrollment, please submit an inquiry on our Contact page.

Where Your Children Learn The Values and Skills To Become Responsible, Respectful and Resourceful.

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Toddler

16 - 33 months

Our Montessori Toddlers are encouraged to grow by engaging in practical life activities. Learning to care for themselves, the environment, and others is the foundation for early childhood development in our Toddler program.

Everything in the Toddler environment is proportional to the child's size and capabilities; giving them he opportunity to develop their independence and love for learning.

Children’s House & Kindergarten

33 months - 6 years

Our Children’s House program gives the child freedom to choose their daily work from the materials their Guide has presented to them. This unique mixed-age classroom allows each child to learn at their own pace using materials designed to meet their development needs from the areas of practical life, sensorial, mathematics, and language.

Elementary

1st - 6th Grade

The Montessori Elementary program provides a hands-on, research-based curriculum inspiring children to follow up on materials introduced by the Guide and explore their subjects further. Because the elementary classroom is a mixed age environment, collaborative work, peer to peer learning, and mentoring become a daily practice, deepening every students level of understanding.

ami accredited Montessori

Dr. Maria Montessori created the Association Montessori International (AMI) organization to globally protect the authenticity of her educational method. Schools and teachers must be trained by an AMI training center and pass a rigorous application process to use this globally recognizable accreditation.

We are proud to be one of 18 recognized AMI schools in Minnesota and are honored to maintain the highest standards in Montessori education.

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LEARN ABOUT THE VALUE OF ACCREDITATION

“Our children have attended White Bear Montessori for the last 5 years. We feel the Montessori method supports learning in the best ways possible (self-motivated, mixed ages) and teachers are wonderful and engaged. The community of White Bear Montessori has always felt like an extended family to us.”

— ELEMENTARY PARENT