Leadership Year

​Children who are five years old by September 10 of the school year are eligible for what is known in Montessori education as the Leadership Year, or Kindergarten. This is the student’s final year in the Early Childhood program. 

Mornings are spent in the traditional multi-age Montessori classroom environment, where older children naturally assume the roles of leaders and mentors to the younger children, gaining self-esteem and mastery of skills by aiding younger students. In the afternoon, Leadership Club students participate in enrichment programs that address specific social, academic, creative and physical education needs.