Learning Garden Montessori School is now enrolling for the 2023-24 school year, we have two afternoon openings.

Our next Open House, which marks the beginning of the enrollment process for 2024-2025 school year, is scheduled for Saturday, January 12th 2024, 10:30am to noon. Please contact the school for more information. Thank you!

Welcome to our School

Learning Garden is a Montessori school with a traditional academic curriculum centered on nature studies, academic knowledge, joy and kindness.

photo by cheri pearl

Learning Garden is a place where we are very intent in doing good in the world. Our curriculum is centered on the values of kindness and respect for all people and the world around us, which are not only principle values of Montessori philosophy, but also our teachers’ personal core values.

Learning Garden is a place where we intently act as a community to create a beautiful, peaceful and kind world for everybody.

  • At Learning Garden Montessori School, learning is child oriented, individuality is treasured and respected, and focus and concentration are our main goals.
  • The curriculum is based on the traditional academic Montessori activities. At Learning Garden School, we love science and math!
  • At Learning Garden, we dream big. We teach our students to think critically and always think of others.
  • The curriculum emphasizes nature, science and art, problem solving and independence, kindness and respect.
  • The school is connecting with the neighborhood in enriching our students’ learning and contributing to the community. For example, Learning Garden is organizing neighborhood clean ups, connecting with neighborhood artists, or participating in intergenerational activities with Kin On Asian retirement center.
  • Learning Garden is a city farm, where the children observe bugs and plants, rake leaves, and grow vegetables and flowers.
  • The school is offering parenting support and education to the enrolled parents, in a desire to nurture the emotional growth of each family and create a community.
  • Learning Garden Montessori School is situated at the crossroads of Hillman City, Columbia City and Seward Park neighborhoods, offers a morning or an afternoon program, and has been operating for more than two decades.

For additional information or questions please email at contact@learninggardenschool.com.