Who We Are
Our Mission
Ravensong Montessori is committed to providing an educational environment and school community in which children are respected as intrinsically motivated learners and uninhibited in their ability to develop into autonomous individuals. Our program offers a holistic education that supports children’s emotional, social, and academic development. We enact place-based learning, connecting students and families with our local land, ecosystem, and people. Our school is firmly grounded in the ethos of Maria Montessori’s pedagogy and philosophy.
Our Story
Ravensong Montessori was born out of a vision shared by its teacher-leaders and founders: to provide a high-quality and accessible early-childhood Montessori program for families in the Bellingham area. Our team has worked as Montessori teachers in the Bellingham area for almost a decade, and identified a need for more of these programs, especially accessible, full-day programs, for pre-K children in an economy where both parents work. As we began exploring how to start a school, we were drawn to Wildflower Schools, an organization that provides funding and support to teachers who create and operate Montessori micro-schools across the country. Wildflower schools are known for being committed to Montessori principles and practices, administered by teachers, accessible to low-income families, and embedded in their local community—all traits that align exactly with our vision for Ravensong. We plan to be fully operational in the fall of 2027, when we will open our doors to our first cohort of students!
Developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, the Montessori method has been proven to support children's academic, social, and mental development. The Montessori classroom, or prepared environment, is designed to assist the child in their process of becoming an autonomous and independent person, capable of choosing their own work, interacting with others respectfully, and self-regulating their needs and emotions. Montessori is fundamentally child centered;
children choose and engage with their own learning, independently developing skills through their work with specially designed and developmentally appropriate materials. These materials compose the prepared environment, and children choose the materials they have received lessons on freely and independently. Engaging in this process alongside their peers encourages sharing, mutual respect, and social-emotional growth. Work with the Montessori materials also promotes fine and gross motor development, as well as academic and practical life skills. If you're curious to learn more about Montessori, we highly reccommend visiting our school or another local Montessori school for an observation.
Montessori Education
Land Acknowledgement
We are on the ancestral homeland of the Nooksack, Lummi and other Coast Salish peoples. They have been its stewards since time immemorial, respecting the land, river and ocean with the understanding that everything is connected, related and alive.
They are the original inhabitants of this place. They are fishers, hunters, gatherers and harvesters of nature’s abundance, and have been so since time immemorial.
We are neighbors and friends, and we are grateful for our numerous opportunities to learn, live and grow together, building lasting relationships so that all may prosper.
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