DISCOVER. Explore. Learn.
Welcome to Montessori School of Western Springs
Our community of families and educators at the Montessori School of Western Springs is devoted to the holistic education of our children guided by the philosophy of Maria Montessori.
Established in 1986, our lovely one-classroom school is located at the Recreation Center of Western Springs. We have a spacious outdoor playground and nature area and access to a full-size gym.
As a member of the American Montessori Society, we offer Preschool/Kindergarten AM and PM half day classes, Kindergarten Enrichment, and full school-day classes for children 3-to-6 years old. Discovery Camp is offered in summer.
Our Mission
At the Montessori School of Western Springs, our mission is to provide an education for our students while recognizing and nurturing each child’s inner potential and natural interests.
In partnership with our students’ families, we strive to inspire our children to be lifelong learners and innovative thinkers who mature to become compassionate, respectful, and responsible citizens in our ever-changing modern world.
We are here to inspire lifelong learners
About Us
Our Montessori directress, Beth Sorrells, has been with the school since 1986. “Miss Beth” has a B.S. in Education with a concentration in Child Development from Northwestern University, a Pre-Primary Educator Credential from the American Montessori Society, and attained an Illinois Elementary Teacher Certificate in 1992 while in the graduate program at St. Xavier University. She was the first recipient of the Legacy Award for exceptional early childhood educators in the western suburbs in 1997.
“Our aim is not only to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.”
Maria Montessori
Admission
Montessori School of Western Springs offers half-day morning and afternoon Preschool/Kindergarten classes, as well as Kindergarten enrichment.
During the summer months, Montessori School of Western Springs offers Discovery Camp.
Supporting Learners Ages
3 to 6
Discover
"The children of today will make all the discoveries of tomorrow...The future generation must not only know how to do what we can teach them, they must be able to go a step further."
- Maria Montessori
Explore
In the Montessori classroom, children learn about our beautiful world through hands-on exploration.
"The senses, being the explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge."
-Maria Montessori
Learn
"The child gives us a beautiful lesson--that in order to form and maintain our intelligence, we must use our hands."
-Maria Montessori