Welcome from the River Montessori Director

Welcome to River Montessori Charter School! We are pleased to introduce you to our educational philosophy and school community in the hopes that RMCS might be a match for your child and your family. As a public, tuition-free charter school, we are dedicated to educational choice and are proud to serve children in their individual growth with an authentic Montessori program.  

In advocating for every child to flourish in their learning environment and to assist you with understanding your school options, we invite you to peruse our website, attend a prospective parent meeting, and come observe a classroom — nothing demonstrates Montessori education better than the children learning and interacting in their classrooms.

We look forward to welcoming you in person and further introducing the Montessori methodology and our unique public school!

Sincerely,
Kelly Griffith Mannion, M.Ed.
Executive Director & Superintendent

​How River Montessori Charter School is Different

​Emphasis on cognitive structures and social development

Teacher's role is unobtrusive child actively participates in learning

​Child works as long as necessary on a chosen project until completion/ full understanding 

Child sets own learning pace to internalize information

​Environment and method encourage internal self-discipline

Individual and group instruction adapts to each student's learning style

Mixed-age grouping

​Child spots own errors through feedback from material

Multi-sensory materials for physical exploration and development

Organized program for learning care for self, others, and the environment

​Children are encouraged to teach, collaborate, and help each other

Child chooses own work from interests, abilities

Child formulates concepts from self-teaching materials

​Child can work where he or she is comfortable, moves and talks at will freely

Learning is reinforced internally through child's own repetition of activity, internal feelings, sense of success and comprehension