Cedar Montessori School North
Preschool in Naples, FL 34109
The school is organized as a non-profit corporation that is governed by a Board of Directors which consists of parents staff and members of the local community who volunteer their time in the continued development of Cedar Montessori School. The Head Of School or CEO of the school is responsible for day-to-day operation of the school. All major decisions are with the help of the Curriculum Council Advisory Board the Board of Directors and the Parent Advisory Board. The school offers three main educational programs and all day care for children in Collier County: Toddler Primary Lower and Upper Elementary.
The Infant/Toddler program handles children ages 18 months through 3 years old. Graduates of this program will be phased into the preschool program as each child is individually ready for the new challenges.
The Primary program has two classrooms all taught by trained certified Montessori Directresses. The program is sanctioned and uses the complete Montessori philosophy and genuine Montessori classroom materials.
The Elementary program is headed by an AMI Directress with many years of experience. The class will work with children ages 6 years through 12 years using both the Montessori philosophy and genuine Montessori Elementary materials.
Cedar Montessori School is the longest established complete Montessori program in Collier County.
Additional Services:
Full Day Half Day After School Food Served
- Child Ages:
- 1.5 years - 12 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Florida Department of Children and Families
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday_Friday 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Parents should understand that a Montessori school is neither a babysitting service nor a play school that prepares the child for traditional schooling. Rather it is a unique cycle of learning designed to take advantage of the child’s sensitive years where she can absorb information from an enriched environment. A child who acquires the basic skills of reading and mathematics in this natural way has the advantage of beginning her education without drudgery boredom or discouragement. By pursuing her individual interests in a Montessori classroom she gains an early enthusiasm for learning which is the key to becoming a truly educated person. A child who misses the early years and/or leaves before completion of the Kindergarten year will not receive the optimum benefits and results from this program.
The basic idea in the Montessori philosophy of education is that every child carries unseen within himself or herself the man or woman he or she will become. In order to develop his physical intellectual and spiritual powers to the fullest he must have freedom — freedom to be achieved through order and self-discipline. The world of the child is full of sights and sounds which at first appear to be chaotic. From this chaos the child must gradually create order and learn to distinguish among the impressions that assail his senses. Slowly but surely he gains mastery of himself and his environment.