We are pleased that you are taking the time to learn more about our school. Chartered with the Wausau School District in 2005, we are dedicated to providing a quality Montessori education for all students. We are committed to guiding students in educational experiences that will lead them to be contributing citizens in our world. Students are challenged to be critical thinkers, encouraged to collaborate across age groups, nurtured to be creative, and fostered to communicate with others. Our goal is to contribute children to our community who possess a desire for lifelong learning, have a passion for global citizenship, and exude moral character. 

The Wausau School District, in partnership with the Montessori Children's Village and Educational Center, established a charter school in the Wausau area serving students in five-year old Kindergarten through grade 6. As the Wausau population became increasingly diverse, the district and community realized there was no single style or format of teaching that could successfully meet the needs of all children. The Montessori collaboration was a natural choice for this first elementary charter in Wausau because of its proven success for a wide range of children, from gifted to those with special needs. This venture has reached high acclaim in the community.

Montessori is a method of education named after Dr. Maria Montessori. She was the first woman in Italy to obtain the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Because she was a doctor, Maria Montessori looked at education from a scientific level. She believed that education should prepare a person for all aspects of life. She designed materials and techniques that would promote a natural growth of learning in students. They are common to all Montessori classrooms. Working with these materials and techniques forms a pattern that children carry over naturally to reading, writing, and mathematics. Each skill is developed to interlock with another.