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About Us

Welcome Statement

Choosing a school for your child is among the most important decisions you will ever make. You want to know your children are safe when you drop them off, that their teachers treat them with respect, and that they make friends and have fun at school. You want them to be intellectually challenged to think, create, read, write, and discover in a learning environment that teaches traditional values and prepares them for a vibrant future.

Messiah Montessori School exists so that you can give the great gift of education to your child—a gift they will cherish all their lives and can never be taken away. My wife, Andi Hardy Jory, and I created Messiah Montessori School to be the kind of school we want for our own children.

Andi and I are professional educators. Andi holds a Masters Degree in Education, specializing in Contemporary Montessori Education, and is a Georgia Certified Teacher in Math and Science. I hold a Doctorate in Child and Family Development, and teach about children and families in a first-rate local college. Working together, we have forty years of experience educating children and watching them go on to great things in life. We work with parents to decide what is best for educating the children at Messiah Montessori, unlike some private schools that are franchised by out-of-state corporation.

So welcome to Messiah Montessori School. We invite you to learn more about Montessori--visit the school, meet with Andi, and talk to the teachers and parents. Attend a parent education session. As you learn more, I hope you will discover the Montessori difference for your child.

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Welcome Statement
Our Mission
Affiliation
Admissions

Teachers
Campus
Education Programs / Curriculum
Camps
School History

Map & Directions
Contact Us

Our Mission

Every child deserves the right start in life. The mission of Messiah Montessori School is to inspire every child who comes to us with a love for learning that is grounded in intelligent self-confidence, compassion for others, and spiritual awareness that will carry the child into a fulfilling, productive adulthood. Return to Top

Affiliation

Messiah Montessori is affiliated with the American Montessori Society (AMS). We are registered as an Associate Member School with AMS. Since 1960, the AMS has been dedicated to encouraging and supporting the use of the Montessori teaching approach in private and public schools.

Did you know that the term "Montessori" is not a registered trademark? Any school can use its name and claim to be a Montessori school even if it doesn't offer any Montessori approved curriculum. Because of our affiliation with AMS, you can rest assured that the education at Messiah Montessori School is based upon the American Montessori Society standards -- the largest Montessori organization in the world. Return to Top

Teachers

Each classroom has a highly qualified, experienced, dedicated, Montessori-trained and certified lead teacher as well as a loving, dependable, enthusiastic assistant teacher.

Lead Teachers

Pre-Primary Class (Ashley Proctor )
Primary Class A (Kellie Porch)
Primary Class B (Lindsay Aceto)
Primary Cass C (Belinda Dymek)
Elementary Class (Rachael Turner)
Spanish Teacher (Lourdes "Lu" Dumke)

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Student Demonstration Night for Parents

Campus

The campus of Messiah Montessori School is set on 7 beautiful acres, much of which is undeveloped. Sightings of deer, birds, and other wildlife are a daily event. The school currently consists of one building. An outdoor amphitheater and nature trail are in the making. A small barn to house various farm animals is planned for the near future. Second and third educational buildings are planned for future growth as we expand into middle and high school grades. Return to Top

Education Programs / Curriculum

Currently, Messiah Montessori School offers Toddler programs (ages 2 to 3); Primary programs (ages 3 to 6); Elementary programs (ages 6 to 9); and Upper Elementary programs (ages 9 to 12). For working parents, we offer before and after school care.

Each class curriculum follows the Montessori education philosophy. The key components to this education are classified into the following:

Other Rescoures: What is Montessori? | Student Life | Class Blogs

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Camps

Messiah Montessori offers education on a traditional school-year calendar. The school's calendar is closely tied to the Cherokee County School System calendar. During holiday breaks, we offer parents the option of enrolling their children into camp programs such as Winter, Spring, and Summer break. Return to Top

Field Day at Messiah Montessori

School History

Messiah Montessori School was created in 2005 by Andi Hardy Jory, M.Ed. and Brian Jory, PhD. After several years of planning, Andi and Brian opened the doors of Messiah Montessori School in August 2005 with ten students and two teachers. A local church kindly supported our beginnings and allowed us to rent two rooms within their building.

It didn’t take long to outgrow that space, Messiah Montessori School continued to add students and teachers. Property was purchased in December 2006 to fulfill the need for more space. While our current building was under construction another local church graciously supported our growth by allowing us to place modular buildings on their campus for the 2007 – 2008 school year. The current beautiful school building began occupancy in July 2008. Return to Top

Map & Directions

The Messiah Montessori School campus is centrally located between Alpharetta, Roswell, Woodstock, and Canton, GA off of Hwy 140. Please use the map below for directions.

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Contact Us

In addition ot other resources on our website - www.messiahmontessori.org, you may contact our school using any of the following methods of communication.

Email: info@messiahmontessori.org
Tel: 678-977-6501
Mail: 9626 Hickory Flat Highway, Woodstock, Georgia 30188

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