Public Access
MVMPCS brings Montessori education into a tuition-free public school setting.
Prepared Classrooms
Students learn through hands-on materials, purposeful routines, and carefully prepared environments.
Whole-Child Growth
The school values independence, curiosity, service, confidence, and an enduring love of learning.
Shared Governance
Families, staff, administration, MMCI, and the Governing Council help guide the school's future.
Mission
MVMPCS is a small, intimate, and democratic learning community where children learn actively, think critically, and solve problems creatively. Students’ innate desire to learn is fostered using the Montessori approach: a prepared environment, hands-on materials, mixed-age classes, and self-directed learning. Students are empowered to become responsible, confident, caring citizens who possess strong academic skills and an enduring love of learning.
Vision
We will build a sense of community based on a shared vision
We will give intellectual priority to the centrality of language, understood broadly as the use and study of symbols: words, numbers, and the arts
We will develop a curriculum with coherence, based on the successful implementation of the Montessori Scope and Sequence by certified teachers and supplemented with cross-reference to the Frederick County Public School curriculum
We will create a climate for creative, active, learning
We will educate the whole child, body, mind, and spirit
Strategic Plan
Parents/guardians, teachers, and administration design a five-year strategic plan to become our pathway into the future. Our goals (which include budget, building, etc.) are addressed in this document. The Governing Council reviews these goals monthly and votes to accept them every five years.
Public Charter School Benefits
As a tuition free public charter, MVMPCS combines the accessibility of a public school with the philosophy and structure of a Montessori program that is typically only available in private settings.
What Montessori Looks Like Here
Choice within structure
The classroom is a prepared environment where students self-select meaningful work, practice independence, and move at an appropriate pace.
Hands-on materials
Specially designed Montessori materials help students explore concepts concretely and receive immediate feedback through self-correcting work.
Teachers as guides
Teachers observe, assess, and introduce lessons individually or in small groups rather than relying only on whole-class instruction.
Mixed-age community
Multi-age classrooms support peer modeling, leadership, meaningful observation, and strong long-term relationships between students and teachers.