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Walnut Farm Montessori School
4208 East Central Avenue, Bentonville, AR 72712 Phone: 479-271 9424
Home | About Us | Mission | Curriculum | Giving | Calendar | Community | Contact
Walnut Farm welcomes children ages 18 months to 12 years from diverse backgrounds, abilities, religions, races and cultures. Our school community includes families from Bentonville, Rogers, Lowell, Springdale, Fayetteville, Centerton, Gravette, Bella Vista and Missouri.
Our Philosophy
The Montessori objective is to provide "education as a help to life."
Mission Statement
The Walnut Farm Montessori School community provides an exemplary educational
environment. We honor individuality and the unfolding of life, promoting peace
through nurturing and empowering life long learners.
- Offer an extraordinary Montessori education
- Promote a peaceful community with open communication
- Cultivate respect for nature and care of the environment
- Inspire a passion for learning
Our Curriculum
The Montessori curriculum includes reading, mathematics, science,
geography, art, music, movement, grace and courtesy, Spanish, French, physical
education and parent education. Read about our Curriculum
here.
Educational Excellence
In addition to a full Montessori Curriculum, we provide a variety of enrichment programs and activities to our students. Music, Art and Spanish instruction is presented in all classes. Our Elementary students attend performances at local art centers and visit other area businesses and sites of interest throughout the year.
Our Materials Our school uses innovative Montessori materials that make your child's learning activities fun, stimulating and self-paced.
Our Staff
Experienced, trained Montessori professionals constantly provide children
with exceptional learning opportunities.
Our Facilities
Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, our school's picturesque country setting
gives our students an expansive outdoor learning environment. We designed
our spacious classrooms and building with children specifically in mind.
Resources
Walnut Farm Montessori School is a not- for- profit community. Our Board of Trustees and Parent Association have an active role in supporting our school financially and with the various needs of our faculty and children. We are a strong community that embraces the principles of peace and the tolerance of differences.
Becoming a Montessori adult requires education
and the willingness to embrace the philosophy; therefore, we offer parent education meetings throughout the year as well as many resource materials for parents in our school library.
We are the first and only accredited member of the
American Montessori Society in Arkansas. The AMS
website (amshq.org) is available to families and
faculty as an ongoing support and resource.
The books listed below are recommended reading.
The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori
The Secret of Childhood by Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori, Her Life and Work by E. M. Standing
Montessori: A Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard
Nurturing the Spirit in Non-Sectarian Classrooms
by Aline D. Wolf