Whole Earth Montessori

While many daycare centres and schools claim to be a community or a family, WEM truly is one—and they live that philosophy every single day. Whether it’s the leadership, the admin team, the teachers, or the support staff, every person at WEM contributes to creating a nurturing and inspiring environment where young children can truly thrive. After an exhausting search for the right learning environment for my little one, I was beginning to feel hopeless—even though she was only 4 years old. Then we found WEM, and everything changed. I am deeply grateful to this wonderful community for the incredible impact they’ve had on my child’s growth and happiness this year. A heartfelt thank you to everyone at WEM—and especially to the individuals my daughter couldn’t stop talking about: Ms. Sonali, Ms. Shannon, Mr. Adam, Ms. Poonam, Ms. Kerya, Ms. Rachel, and Ms. Yukiko—thank you for making a difference in her journey.

My son has progressed so much in such a short amount of time since starting here at WEM. The teachers are overqualified, incredibly patient, empathetic, and approachable. This is the first time my son has been away from either my wife or myself and they were able to help him immensely with the separation anxiety. The classroom experience is exactly like they advertise. When I sat in and observed for the firt time it was so quiet you could here a pin drop, all the children work choosing their own work, and my son was doing things I didn't know were possible. I can't wait for him to start full day.

Outstanding school! Excellent staff and great environment. My kids attend and have seen tremendous development and growth. Thank you WEM!

Our oldest started at Whole Earth Montessori school when she was just under three years old and we couldn't believe the progress she made. We now have both of our children (6 yo in Kindergarten and 3 yo in preschool) attending WEM Full Time and cannot express how much we love the staff, the teachers and their authentic Montessori education. Our children continue to thrive, not only in the nurturing, respectful and self-motivated environment of the classrooms lead by WEM's amazing teachers but their beautiful campus naturally invites and encourage children to love, care for and preserve the beauty of nature we are fortunate enough to be surrounded by in the PNW. We believe children are as good as the tools we provide them with and Whole Earth Montessori is our true partner in raising our children to be bright, confident, self-motivated, independent thinkers.

My daughter started Whole Earth Montessori when she was 4 and she is now in the 5th grade. She loves attending Whole Earth and wishes they had a middle and high school program. My son just started this year in the first grade. This is his first year in a class room setting and he is doing great. He has made friends and is accomplishing a lot this year in reading and math. The reason I love this school is that it doesn't focus on academics for the sake of memorizing and testing. They include the well being and development of the whole child. An example of this, is the garden program and the amount of time the children are able to enjoy being outside with nature. Children's connection with nature is a vital thing that has been missing in their lives. This is evident in the destruction of the environment that has been occurring in the past century. As I see it, we have a choice now. We can continue the disconnect with Nature and destroy this beautiful Earth along with ourselves or we can rekindle the connection with Nature starting with ourselves and our children and help the Earth and ourselves heal. Whole Earth Montessori helps to foster our children's connection with Nature and not just with Nature, also with themselves. With these connections, children are more self confident, well rounded, and able to move through challenges easily. The other great thing about Whole Earth is that the children are allowed to move around during the day. They can work on a mat on the floor or at a table with others or by themselves. To me, it is more of a class room set up where there is a cooperation of learning happening. Where children feel free to be inquisitive and to come up with their own answers. Where they feel free to be them selves.