Common GroundMontessori

An urban public Montessori school

The city is our classroom.

A neighborhood school. A shared public purpose. An education that starts with curiosity and grows into contribution.

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Children working together with Montessori materials
Many questions. One community.

An education we build together

Every child brings a question worth following.

A prepared environment makes room for different starting points. Children work with their hands, think with one another, and discover what they can contribute.

A closer look

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Primary / ages 3–6

A classroom scaled to the child. Practical life, sensorial exploration, language, and mathematics grow through purposeful activity.

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Elementary / ages 6–12

Big questions, collaborative investigations, and connections across subjects. The neighborhood becomes a place to research and contribute.

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Come with questions.

Get to know the work, the people, and the rhythm of a school day.

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