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Pawleys Island Montessori Day School has offered traditional Montessori early educational experiences to families on the Waccamaw Neck for over thirty years.
We are a community of people working together to provide a warm, loving and nurturing environment for our children.
All of our lead teachers are certified by the American Montessori Society, and our support staff is dedicated and well qualified.
We offer programs for children ages 8 weeks through 6 years of age.
The principal difference between Montessori and other schools is the technique of teaching. Montessori utilizes a child's natural tendency to learn by active participation and provides educational material and equipment that encourages this type of learning.
You can read more about the differences between Montessori and traditional schools here.
In essence, learning is fun. Our school offers multiple levels of progress, allowing students to work on different stages of the same curriculum at different times, assuring that children can progress at a pace suited to them.
Our mission is to provide a safe Montessori environment that empowers and challenges children to achieve, and promotes independence, self-confidence and the love of learning.
Pawleys Island Montessori Day School has offered traditional
Montessori early educational experiences to families on the
Waccamaw Neck for nearly twenty-five years. We are a community of
people working together to provide a warm, loving and nurturing
environment for our children. All of our lead teachers are
certified by the American Montessori Society, and our support staff
is dedicated and well qualified. We offer programs for children
ages 18 months through 12 years of age. The principal difference
between Montessori and other schools is the technique of teaching.
Montessori utilizes a child's natural tendency to learn by active
participation and provides educational material and equipment that
encourages this type of learning. You can read more about the
differences between Montessori and traditional schools here. In
essence, learning is fun. Our school offers multiple levels of
progress, allowing students to work on different stages of the same
curriculum at different times, assuring that children can progress
at a pace suited to them. Our mission is to provide a safe
Montessori environment that empowers and challenges children to
achieve, and promotes independence, self-confidence and the love of
learning.
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