Chesterfield Montessori School

Chesterfield Montessori School teaches children to ask their own great questions, rather than memorizing the answer to someone else's questions. We serve children from 15 months through 14 years through highly personalized, hands-on education that includes the arts, outdoor exploration and scientifically designed, developmentally appropriate lessons across all disciplines. Families and staff represent over 30 countries and 20 languages. Peaceful and beautifully prepared mixed-age classrooms offer stimulating challenges through Montessori materials and interconnected disciplines. Highly trained teachers ensure that each child is challenged and nurtured in a way that best serves their unique cognitive, emotional and social needs. Classrooms are screen free through third grade and low tech throughout. The resulting benefits for the child are self-confidence, enthusiasm for learning, lengthened attention span and good coordination, as well as a solid foundation for future academic endeavors. 95% of our Upper Elementary and Adolescent graduates attend their first-choice secondary school, and STEM fields are the most popular career choice for our alumni. CMS is the only school in the St. Louis area to be both recognized by Association Montessori Internationale and also accredited by the Independent Schools of St. Louis.