Mission
Why Montessori?
Love of Learning
Children delight in new knowledge and skills.
Personalized Education
Children learn in their own unique way based on their own interests and motivations.
Emotional Intelligence
Children develop creativity, confidence, and leadership.
Vision
Why teacher-led?
Our school operates by representative leadership and consensus. All staff are participants in our decision-making process and our Leadership Team synthesizes and implements these decisions. Every voice is heard and all faculty have a chance to contribute to the growth and operations of our school.
“When we moved to Santa Fe from Oklahoma, we looked at all the private and public schools, and we chose Desert Montessori. We love this school and our three children have thrived here.”
What do we provide?

Academics
Our rigorous academic program is personalized for each child, building their confidence and nurturing a love of learning through exploration.

Art, nature, & spanish
Specialty classes are integrated with the academic curriculum to teach children to think creatively and to express themselves.