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Serving students from 8 weeks old through 8th grade, The Montessori Academy of Colorado is a metropolitan school in Denver that engages each child through innovative academics, exploration of character, and a fearless, forward mindset.
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Imagine Your Child at Montessori Academy of Colorado
The Montessori Academy of Colorado now celebrates more than 20 years of nurturing the potential of each of our students. Our school consists of early childhood and preschool education programs (Nido, Toddler and Primary) to Kindergarten, an Elementary School, and a Middle School. MAC students gain important skills like critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving, and global awareness. These skills will help them succeed as future innovators and global citizens. Students leave MAC curious, independent, authentic, kind and resilient.
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Our Lower Elementary students recently returned from an unforgettable 2 days and nights at the Cal-Wood Education Center in Jamestown, where learning came to life in the great outdoors.
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Our students recently lit up the stage with two unforgettable performances of Shrek the Musical Jr., featuring not one, but two amazing casts giving multiple students a chance to play a lead role.
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Last week, one of our Toddler classrooms released their butterflies! Weeks before this exciting moment, the children received a lesson on the lifecycle of a butterfly—learning about each stage of transformation from egg to caterpillar, to chrysalis, and finally to butterfly.
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MAC’s 6th graders spent a full week in Washington, D.C., exploring history, government, art, and culture in some of the nation's most iconic spaces. Throughout the trip, they visited the World War II Monument, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
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In a Montessori classroom, Practical Life activities like sweeping the floor, wiping tables, and tidying shelves are thoughtfully designed to nurture independence, coordination, and care for the shared environment.
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