Glenn Dale Montessori School, Glenn Dale

Established in 1992, Glenn Dale Montessori School (GDMS) is a fully accredited private Montessori school located in Glenn Dale, MD. Founded on the principles of the Montessori method, education at GDMS is tailored to the unique needs and expectations of the community that we serve. Our mission is simple: educate the whole person, intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Accordingly, we foster independence, concentration, a sense of order, and coordination within our students, and we help them construct their evolving adult personalities. Our students develop a life-long love and appreciation for learning, inquisitive exploration, and relationship development. Explore our website to learn more about GDMS's Toddler, Primary, and Elementary programs. Our toddler program is a preparatory program designed for toddlers between the ages of 24 and 36 months. Employing a hands-on curriculum delivered by lead teachers who are credentialed in both early childhood education and the Montessori method of instruction, the GDMS toddler program develops students' concentration, order, independence, and coordination. Operating five days a week between the hours of 6:30 AM and 6:30 PM, our toddler program is open to children who are not fully potty-trained. With a maximum of 12 children, each toddler class is lead by two trained teachers. Our primary program—a multi-age program designed especially for children ranging in age from three to six—provides students an academically enriched environment and well-ordered social community. Students enrolled in the program are encouraged to absorb their environment, language, and culture, and to develop at their own pace. The primary program operates five days a week. Academic instruction for the three- and four-year-old students takes place between 8:30 AM and 12:00 PM. Instruction for the kindergarten fours, those students who will turn five by December 1 of the current academic year, and the five-year-old students, however, is delivered from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, allowing for more advanced study in language, math, geography, and science. Our elementary program curriculum is designed to allow for personalized academic growth and development; it challenges the most able students and offers flexibility to those who require additional support. An enriched academic program that integrates language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and history, this program allows students be responsible for their own behaviors and help the community by observing the rules necessary for peaceful living. A microcosm of society as a whole, the elementary classroom is a place where students work together to learn in harmony, while retaining their individuality. Indeed, our elementary program strives to develop the whole child—physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially.