Dandy Lion Montessori

Our new website is still very much a work in progress and a labor of love for Dave, but it is finally coming together. Please note and bookmark the new URL if you were redirected here. We have plans for making it interactive with forums and photo galleries, etc. for registered parents. Once this functionality is implemented, parents will be given login details. Do let us know what you think of it and how we might make it even more useful.

Our Mission at Dandy Lion Montessori School is simply to serve the children of many exceptional parents in our community, who are truly concerned about the future of their children in these uncertain times. We provide our students with the very best start in their lifelong learning adventure, by maintaining an authentic Montessori program, which the International Association of Progressive Montessori (IAPM) has always been respected for worldwide. We will continue to excel in implementing a specially prepared environment for their budding minds to explore and utilize in developing their critical thinking skills. Beyond providing the full complement of venerable Montessori didactic materials, by genuinely respecting children engaged in the awe inspiring process of developing a unique mind of their own, we provide a safe and nurturing atmosphere devoid of judgmental stress. The serene ambiance thus achieved, is conducive to the concentration necessary to organize a young mind for the daunting task of sifting, sorting, and classifying the incredible volume of information they will encounter, as joyfully diligent learners in the 21st Century. We acknowledge that our role as the guiding adults in this exceptional environment is critical to their obtaining the most benefit from it. We welcome the challenge and will continue to always give it our best effort, for the sake of the children entrusted to our care, by the finest parents in our community.

Dandy Lion Montessori School is the lab school for the International Association of Progressive Montessori. At times, it is used nights and weekends as the venue for the training of teachers by internationally renowned trainer Ann Balasuriya, under the auspices of the Montessori Teacher Training Institute of the Central Coast (MTTI-CC).

A teacher training course is planned for the 2009 - 2010 academic year, which will begin in late September or early October. More details will be available once the schedule is firmed up. If you have any interest in attending such a course, please contact the office.