Offering parents a choice in free public education for kindergarten through ninth grade.
Offering parents a choice in free public education for kindergarten through ninth grade.
Our school is inclusive, multi-cultural, and huge on Social-Emotional Learning (SEL).
Our school is inclusive, multi-cultural, and huge on Social-Emotional Learning (SEL).
Many of our teachers are Montessori-trained.
Many of our teachers are Montessori-trained.
Voted #1 Charter Elementary by the North Ogden community in 2022.
Voted #1 Charter Elementary by the North Ogden community in 2022.
Our mission is to provide an individualized education that promotes academic excellence founded on the authentic philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori.
Elementary + Jr High campuses in North Ogden
Voted #1 Charter Elementary in North Ogden
Built upon the educational legacy of Dr. Maria Montessori who believed that all children are uniquely intelligent.
Facilitating the development of the child’s independence and sense of personal empowerment.
Preparing students to become constructive contributors to their community.
The mission of Maria Montessori Academy is to provide an individualized education that promotes academic excellence founded on the authentic philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori.
Aquarium with fish and other sea life!
Growing fun in our garden room!
Catching chameleons in our aquarium!
Charter schools are publicly funded and are not private schools. They are open to all students, are committed to improving public education, demonstrate a record of student achievement, and have specific educational missions and focuses.
Charter schools are public schools created by a group of parents, teachers, or community leaders who see an educational need in their community and want to meet that need. To operate, charter founders must submit an application for approval by the State Charter School Board or the board of a school district. Like other public schools, charter schools serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
The Montessori Method was developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, one of the first female physicians in Italy. Her early specialty was in Psychiatry with special interest in Education. Her observations led her to question the current methods of teaching. Using scientific observation and experience gained from her earlier work with young children, in 1900 Maria designed learning materials and a classroom environment that fostered the children’s natural desire to learn and provided freedom for them to choose their own materials. The children in Maria’s programs thrived, exhibiting concentration, attention, and spontaneous self-discipline. Over a century later, Dr. Montessori is considered one of the 3 pillars of progressive education. The Montessori method focuses on developing the whole child, using hands-on materials, intrinsic motivation and practical life skills.
Montessori Schools do not typically assign daily homework. Dr. Montessori believed that if we do not dictate the work of the child in class, then it does not make sense to dictate the work they choose at home. Therefore, traditional homework is kept to a minimum. Montessorians feel that children spend all day in the classroom learning and need their afternoons and evenings to pursue their personal interests, interact with their families and relax.
MMA focuses more on home based projects than daily homework. Your teacher will give you more information on this as the year begins.
Please visit our Enrollment page to submit a lottery application!
See first-hand our Montessori-trained teachers, our school full of empowering learning activities, and children rising to their potential.