Purpose Pathway
A MAC education is rooted in the Montessori pedagogy, which is centered around purposeful work that is meaningful to each learner.
Even our youngest students have a choice in the work they do and the order in which they complete that work, resulting in every MAC student understanding that their voice uniquely matters.
Our Purpose Pathway ensures that all students take two journeys: one to explore self and the other to connect to the outside world. As a result of their MAC experience, our graduates are academically prepared, know who they are, and are compelled to make a difference. Our students are changemakers, leaders, and believers that they can and should make the world better.
Nido Outcomes
Connection + Love
Academic: Development of independent movement, the foundation of the mathematical mind, and receptive and expressive language to empower the child to move from dependency to collaboration with their caregiver.
Social Emotional: Healthy and secure attachment with caregivers results in a child who innately maintains a sense of self-worth throughout their lifetime, has trust in the world, and believes that the world is a safe place.
Experiential: Classroom provides a home-like environment with materials that encourage exploration and freedom of choice while neighborhood walks meet the child’s need to go beyond their classroom and see the world in a different view.
Toddler Outcomes
Independence + Empowerment
Academic: Meaningful activities that increase the child’s fine and gross motor skills, sense of order, sequencing, communication, early literacy skills, and concentration to support a strong foundation for academic learning.
Social Emotional: The child understands that they are their own person with agency, empowered to do for themselves and others, resulting in discovering how their actions can make a positive impact to their classroom community.
Experiential: Awareness of the larger world through literature, geography, and neighborhood walks.
Primary & Kindergarten Outcomes
Engagement + Collaboration
Academic: Ignite curiosity in the world through hands on materials that empower the child to experience math, science and literacy concepts that can take them beyond Common Core standards.
Social Emotional: Grow into a confident and engaged kindergarten leader who is interested in having a positive impact in the lives of those around them and forming strong relationships.
Experiential: Engagement in the city neighborhood through purposeful outings to relate and interact with community members and enrich their academic and social growth.
Lower Elementary Outcomes
Confidence + Curiosity
Academic: The student engages in individualized, hands-on academic instruction and then applies learning in meaningful ways, such as passion-driven research projects.
Social Emotional: 1:1 student/teacher academic and social goal-setting to create authentic self-confidence, as well as nurturing a deep understanding of emotions and how one’s actions impact others.
Experiential: Student-inspired field trips tied to research topics and overnight trips that authentically boost self-confidence.
Upper Elementary Outcomes
Critical Thinking + Entrepreneurship
Academic: An integrated program that exceeds Common Core Standards and is tied to real-world experiences, challenging students to critically examine the “why.”
Social Emotional: Development of strong sense of self and ability to advocate with trusted adults, as well as growth in independence and sense of self-worth.
Experiential: Student-led outings, overnight trips, and businesses.
Middle School Outcomes
Purpose + Citizenship
Academic: Rigorous, integrated, and meaningful curriculum in preparation for high school and beyond.
Social Emotional: Safe space to explore one’s sense of self and identity while experiencing adolescence and developing a moral compass and ability to make healthy decisions.
Experiential: The city becomes a classroom with student-centered trips and internships, in addition to national and/or international trips that are integrated with curriculum and service learning.
