Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence."
- Dr. Montessori

Our mission statement

Cottonwood School District #22, believes in providing a quality educational experience for all of its students. We shall employ the Montessori Method of education at our school. Through the use of this method, we encourage the ideals for education which Dr. Maria Montessori espoused, and strive to ensure our school provides an excellent environment for learning to occur.
Thus, we believe:

• All children can leam when provided with appropriate opportunities.
• No human being is truly educated by another person, they must do it for themselves or it will never be done. Students are given the highest opportunities to grow to their highest potential.     
• Parental involvement in all levels of education is essential.
• Montessori classrooms shall reflect the needs of the children.
• A Montessori environment cultivates a child’s own natural desire to leam.
• Our school shall reflect a sensitivity to culture as well as local and global communities.
• Students have the right to be treated with love, respect and dignity in a safe environment.

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Philosophy​

The Trustees of School District #22 are guided by the conviction that every student can leam and has the right to the best education this community can provide.
Responsibility for this rests with all citizens, parents, school staff and students, with the ultimate responsibility for direction and decision-making assumed by the Board of Trustees.
The Board will exert leadership in creating, maintaining and improving the school for the children’s educational needs.
The focal point of concern in our school system is the student.
Organization, staffing, programming, teaching, and funding should all be developed primarily and basically to enhance appropriate opportunities for students to learn and develop—personally, academically and socially.

Goals

The Cottonwood District #22 shall provide an equal opportunity for all students to receive an education which will enable each to fulfill their optimum role in society, commensurate with individual ability, in compliance with legal requirements and reflecting the desires of the people.
The instructional programs, methods and resources shall meet the needs of each individual student, regardless of race, color, creed, sex or level of ability. The District recognizes that equal opportunity education does not imply uniformity and that each student’s unique characteristics must be acknowledged.
The instructional programs, methods and materials shall not imply, teach or encourage any beliefs or practices reflecting bias or discrimination toward other individuals or groups and shall not deny others their basic human rights.
The Cottonwood District #22 shall employ the Montessori Method as it’s main curriculum.

• To help students transform their potential into actuality, their basic, quality education should enable them to:
• Find joy in learning;
• Communicate ideas, knowledge, thoughts and feelings in a variety of formats and through a variety of media;
• Reason critically and creatively;
• Develop personal responsibility;
• Assume social responsibility;
• Be effective in a changing world;
• Learn who they are becoming.

Contact Information

email

cottonwoodschool@gmail.com

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phone

406.763.4903

address

13233 Cottonwood Road
Bozeman, Montana 59718