OUR SCHOOL
About Our School
Welcome to Cathedral Montessori School in Old East Dallas!
Our new facilities are designed specifically to enhance the religious and educational precepts of our early childhood program. We welcome children ages 6 weeks through 6 years old. In our school, we desire to awaken every child’s natural wonder and curiosity.
Our school is child-centered within a nurturing, spiritual environment where exceptional and experienced teachers support and guide each of their students with warmth and respect.
Learn more about our classrooms and outdoor space below!
"The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences."
—Maria Montessori
About Our Environments
At Cathedral Montessori School, we have three different Programs: Nido, Toddler, and Primary. Each Program’s classroom is specifically designed for the developmental stages of the children, giving them opportunities to growth their independence in safe, nurturing environments. The Montessori classroom is a carefully created prepared-environment that will help support the development of the children. We have mixed-age groupings, allowing younger children to learn from the activities of older children and providing the older children the opportunity to teach and nurture the younger child. Each child may choose what to work on and with whom to work. The Montessori classroom will help cultivate the child’s social and independent skills. It will foster the child’s love for learning and provides an aid for life.
In the Nido environment, children range in age from 6 weeks to 18 months. With a ratio of 1 guide for every 3 students, each child is lovingly cared for and observed, ensuring their safety and support while giving them opportunities for age-appropriate independence.
In the Toddler environment, children range in age from 18 to 36 months. With a ratio of 1 guide to every 5 students, each child is introduced to the 5 areas of the Montessori curriculum. The design of the Toddler classroom, and the educational materials within, reflect these interests and provide rich opportunities for learning that nurture children’s complete development.
In the Primary environment, children range in age from 3 to 6 years old. With a ratio of 1 guide to every 10 students, each child cultivates their knowledge in the 5 areas of the Montessori curriculum. The environment allows them many opportunities for their own independence, including making their own snacks and learning at their own pace.
“There must be provision for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature.”
—Maria Montessori
About Our Outdoor Space
At Cathedral Montessori School, we have three outdoor spaces for children to learn, play, and explore the natural environment: a Montessori playground, a beautiful garden, and an open courtyard, the Cathedral Green.
Studies show that nature play is a valuable and important part of childhood. Did you know children are happier, healthier, more resilient, and demonstrate better academic outcomes as result of increased nature play?
Our playground was designed by Green Space Learning. Green Space Nature Playgrounds are handcrafted from the highest quality materials, exceeding safety standards and compliance regulations. All of our pressure-treated pine play structures are pressure treated with only child safe and non-toxic materials. Alternatively, our Western Red Cedar play structures are naturally non-toxic and even bug-repellant.