Montessori Middle School is a
Montessori school, grades 5 through 8, located in
Louisville, Tennessee.[1] The facility was built in 2008 on a rural property once a cattle farm.[2] It is the first Montessori school for adolescents in East Tennessee and one of the first in the Southeast.[3]
Teaching philosophy
The land-based school follows the "erdkinder" or "earth children" philosophy of
Maria Montessori.[4] In keeping with this land-based model, Montessori Middle is a producing member of the Maryville Farmers' Market[5]
Events
Events at the school have included a six-week summer day camp program in June and July 2009[6] and a Farm Festival in May 2008.[7]
^Sherrod, M. "Montessori Middle to Open in Unique Farm Setting," The Maryville-Alcoa Daily Times, March 7, 2009
^Tucker, M. "Visions of Montessori School Taking Shape," The Maryville-Alcoa Daily Times, January 15, 2008
^Stephenson, S. "Montessori for Ages Twelve to Eighteen: Montessori Philosophy and Practice for the Middle School and High School Years," Michael Olaf Companyhttp://www.michaelolaf.net/montessori12-18.html