Montessori Center School

Toddler Program

The pre-primary/toddler program offers very young children a unique year of self development in a tender atmosphere of special understanding, respect and support.
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Primary Program

The primary program includes activities for practical life, refinement of the senses, language and mathematics. Geography, history, physical science, and life science are presented to the child.
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Elementary Program

Montessori elementary programs give youngsters basic learning skills, confidence, self-esteem, an appreciation of other cultures and peaceful techniques for conflict resolution.
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Montessori encourages intellectual, social, physical, creative and moral development.

News & Announcements

January 2012 Parent Teacher Conference MLK-Conference Day Childcare, Monday, January 16 Registration is due by Wednesday, January 11 School is closed Monday, January 16 due Martin Read More	MCS Library and Read Around The World So I picked out a book on my own from the shelf and I started to read on my own to myself. And nonsense and knowledge came tumbling Read More
Essere Con Me begins Friday, January 20th! Essere Con Me Classes Begin Friday, January 20, 2012 A weekly parent-child program for families of curious toddlers ages 12 to 20 Read More	Pre-Primary Café Conversations Thursday, January 19th 9:00 a.m. in Rainbow Door You are invited to attend a series of conversations over the coming months bringing together Read More

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Upcoming Events

JAN

30

01/30/2012 - 02/02/2012
Lower Elem. observations for parents of promoting students

FEB

01

02/01/2012
Re-enrollment contracts mailed to current students

FEB

02

02/02/2012
Parent Ed. mtg: Promoting to Primary

FEB

03

02/03/2012 08:45am - 09:45am
MPO meeting: all are welcome

FEB

03

02/03/2012 09:30am - 11:00am
Essere con Me

Message from the Head of School

Eric Swain

Welcome to our website, which we hope will provide the impetus for you to visit us in person and discover why for more than 40 years visitors have said:

I wish I could have gone to a school like this!

Located just outside of Santa Barbara, in Goleta, on a spacious campus at the foothills of the Santa Ynez mountains, Montessori Center School boasts lovely classrooms and outdoor environments, a library and performing arts center, music and art studios, and attractive play areas and gardens. It is convenient to major thoroughfares and to natural and educational resources such as Channel Islands National Park, Los Padres National Forest, colleges, libraries, community gardens, marine science centers and numerous visual and performing arts centers.

We encourage you to visit our campus, observe classes and speak with our staff. We believe you will see a school true to its Montessori roots yet open to contemporary research about how children and schools learn and thrive.

Eric Swain