Santa Cruz Montessori
Junior High/Middle School
12 – 15 Years/Grades 7-9
“Success in life depends in every case on self confidence and the knowledge of one’s own capacity and many sided powers of adaption. The consciousness of knowing how to make oneself useful, how to help mankind in many ways, fills the soul with noble confidence.”
- Maria Montessori
The Santa Cruz Montessori Junior High/Middle School program (named "Wavecrest") is located in beautiful facilities at our Winston Campus. The curriculum, classrooms, seminar rooms, science and art lab, computer resource center, gardens, and playing field were specially designed to create a nurturing environment where adolescents are respected and cared for; where they can work hard, be challenged, be responsible; and where they have ample opportunities to test themselves.
Designed to foster self-discipline, confidence, and to build personal vision of the self working in society, the Santa Cruz Montessori Junior High program encourages students to be active participants in the educational process. Guides work closely with parents during this crucial stage of development to support our students as they make a major separation from their past as children and move forward towards adulthood.
Our Wavecrest staff is comprised of a Montessori-credentialed Director, subject teachers, specialty instructors, and resource specialists, working closely with one another, with the students, and with the families, to coordinate curriculum and extra-curricular activities.
Wavecrest offers a challenging academic experience that is an integrated and developmentally based approach to educating adolescent students:
Humanities — literature, writing, history, global studies, ethics
Mathematics — arithmetic, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, algebra II, and trigonometry
Sciences — physical and biological
World Languages — Spanish and French
Art — fine art, art history, and performing arts
Independent Studies
Specialty Teachers work with the students on a regular basis in the areas of music, physical education and team sports. Students study drama and put on a play during the school year.
In addition to their studies on campus, Wavecrest students explore the Monterey Bay Area and the Central Coast, take a bi-annual trip to Washington, D.C., and visited France and Spain in spring 2007. Wacecrest students study drama and perform a play, have the opportunity to participate in the Santa Cruz Montessori after-school intermural sports program, and are actively involved in community service projects.
Hours: 8:15 am to 3:15 pm
Santa Cruz Montessori • 6230 Soquel Drive • Aptos, CA 95003 • 831.476.1646 •