Lakeview Montessori

Through the years, our goal has remained the same. We guide each child to become a happy, self-motivated learner with a positive self image and global perspective. At Montessori School of Duluth, children learn valuable educational, social, and life skills. At the same time, children's innate need for order, learning through their senses, and working at their own pace are fostered.

The Montessori School of Duluth started as the Montessori Elementary School - the first private, independent, nondenominational elementary school in the history of Duluth. The school was founded in 1981 by Anne and Al Nephew to serve fifteen students graduating from a Montessori Children's House.

The elementary classroom, originally located on Park Point, was taught by Anne who earned her teaching license from St. Scholastica College, and her MA from the University of Minnesota.Anne earned her AMI elementary diploma in Dublin, Ireland, where she lived for a year with her young family, an experience that her grown children still remember well.

Montessori education is a world-wide movement, and the most popular alternative education in the United States.

It's based on the work of the famed Italian educator, Dr. Maria Montessori (1880-1952), who identified what she called "sensitive periods" of learning in preschool and elementary children, and developed a method of education based on mixing ages, collaborative learning, specialized teacher training, and very specially designed educational materials.It sets the gold standard for early childhood education.

Since 1981, Montessori School of Duluth has provided exceptional preschool, kindergarten, and elementary education to children in Minnesota's Twin Ports. In 2019, we opened a new toddler program. Through the years, our goal has remained the same. We guide each child to become a happy, self-motivated learner with a positive self-image and global perspective.

Extended care is available for an extra fee, beforehand starting at 8am and afterward until 5pm. This program is open to the community. If you are signed up for the summer program, you will be automatically enrolled in our summer camps (below), and you will not have to pay extra for the camps.

Full-day hours are generally from about 8:30am to 3:30pm, with a half-day option ending at 11:15 AM, and before/after care available from 7:30-8:30 and 3:30-5:30.Children bring their own lunches and the school provides snacks. Rates, dates, and exact times are determined each summer, and the upcoming summer's specifics will be posted above when they're ready.