Gloucester Montessori School

The Lifelong benefits of a GMS Experience 

      GMS offers students a curriculum through which they can develop a love of learning, solid academic skills, the ability to think creatively "outside the box". Students are encouraged to absorb information through problem-solving and inquiry, as opposed to memorization alone. Students work individually and are given opportunities to collaborate with one another on group projects and to work with younger children as peer teachers. They also receive encouragement to pursue their individual passions and interests through classroom and after school activities. Independent studies have shown that the benefits of a Montessori education last far beyond the duration of the child's Montessori years; articles like the recent one in Science magazine show that children show that ... 

 Students also learn about the importance of  being a productive member of a community, in the classroom and beyond. We recognize that the success of  GMS community depends on the interrelationships among its parents, students and teachers. Respect is an important principle to GMS, as its goal is to encourage students to respect themselves, as well as to respect the environment, the community and one another. It is GMS' philosophy that compassion, empathy, self-discipline and personal accountability must be encouraged to ensure students have the means to excel into the future.