Evergreen Montessori School is a community of learners – parents, children, volunteers and staff – actively engaged in what Maria Montessori called “an education for life.” Although we represent a rich diversity of backgrounds and opinions, we share a commitment to the values underlying our special approach to learning. In a climate of mutual respect and support we each strive to develop and support these values in ourselves and others.

We see in each child the future of society, of our nation, and of our planet. The child has unlimited possibilities and the future rests on our ability to cultivate this potential.

We recognize that education requires an ethical environment in which the values of the community are respected and the worth of the individual protected. Our philosophy includes the cultivation of the following values:

• Self-reliance and hard work. We facilitate education based on self-inquiry while maintaining school-wide standards of academic excellence. We recognize the intrinsic rewards of the children’s work.
• Respect for other people, including those who live or lived in other places and times. We emphasize the positive advances achieved by humans rather than the wars waged by them.
• International and interpersonal peace. We seek to create situations where children cooperate at least as much as they compete in every-day life.