Santa Cruz Montessori

Santa Cruz Montessori was established in 1964 in space rented from a church. In 1966 we moved to our current site where we began with a preschool of approximately 30 children and three teachers. Since then we have grown to serve 280 children from 18 months to 15 years on two beautiful campuses in Aptos.

In 2002, we completed our Winston Campus, which is home to our longstanding Young Children's Community and Junior High/Middle School programs. In 2005, we purchased property adjacent to the Main Campus, adding more classroom and playground space. We are surrounded by lovely gardens and are within easy walking distance to awe-inspiring beaches and redwood forests.

What has remained constant and has guided Santa Cruz Montessori over the years is a deep and abiding respect for each child and confidence in the Montessori philosophy and method to nurture children’s innate love of learning. We strive to provide an environment that supports each child’s full development and prepares all our children to become positive, contributing members of our society.

I hope you will explore our web site to learn how the Montessori philosophy and curriculum address the developmental needs of the child at each age, encouraging children to become life-long learners. You will also find information about our supportive school community of parents, students and teachers. We hope you will get to know us better by calling for a tour and observation of our school.

Thank you for visiting our web site, and we hope to meet you soon!

Director