Montessori School of Alexandria

In 1970, a group of interested citizens felt the need to have a Montessori School within the Alexandria city limits. In September of the same year, the Montessori School of Alexandria, Inc (MSA) was established as a nonprofit, nonsectarian, private school run by a small Board of Directors. The doors of the school were opened with two primary classes in the rented facilities of a church. In January of 1971, a third primary class was established. By then, the need to provide continuity by opening an elementary class was also foreseen. Believing that all children should have the opportunity to have a Montessori education, MSA was the first Montessori school to offer an extended day care program, making the school available to children of two-career families and single parents who were able to look at MSA as a second “home away from home” for their children.