5050 Baltimore Ave. (Hyacinth Montessori Instagram)
A new Montessori school serving grades 1-6 will open on the 5000 block of Baltimore Avenue next fall.
Hyacinth Montessori, a “micro school,” is accepting applications now for the 2022-2023 school year. The school is starting with a small class of about 10 students, but founders Madeleine Nutting and Carmen Montopoli hope to grow the tuition-based school to a full enrollment of 25 students.
The Montessori approach includes guided hands-on, self-directed activities and collaborative play.
“Each child progresses through standards-aligned learning at their own pace,” Montopoli, a trained Montessori teacher with several years experience leading classrooms, wrote in an email. “Elementary students thrive when supported to create a learning community in which each child is valued for their own interests and contributions.”
The school will offer sliding scale tuition, meaning families pay an equitable portion of their income to support the school. Applications are available here.
Students at the school will learn together in a mixed-age classroom.
“In a mixed-age environment, children look up to older students, while more experienced classmates flourish as mentors,” Montopoli wrote.
The school will be located in the recently completed building at 5050 Baltimore Avenue. Montopoli and Nutting are opening the school with the help of the Wildflower Foundation, a non-profit that supports a nationwide network of Montessori schools.
Visit Hyacinth Montessori’s Facebook page here and its Instagram here.
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