- 615 W Uintah St., Colorado Springs, CO 80905
- (408) 881-4853
- tours@imagomontessori.com
Our mixed-age classroom allows younger children to observe and absorb, while older children consolidate mastery through leadership and peer modeling.
Key developmental outcomes include:
Practical Life
Refinement of movement, order, concentration, and independence through purposeful activity.
Language
Cultural Studies
Sensorial
Isolation of qualities (dimension, color, texture, weight) to refine perception and classification.
Mathematics
Instruction is sequenced, individualized, and cumulative.
Faith integration includes:
We aim to cultivate internal conviction rather than external compliance.
Our Montessori Home Consultation Visits are designed to help families create peaceful, purposeful, and developmentally appropriate home environments that nurture independence, concentration, responsibility, and a lifelong love of learning.
During an in-home visit, an experienced Montessori educator will observe your child’s environment, discuss your family’s goals, and provide personalized recommendations for organizing spaces, selecting age-appropriate materials, establishing healthy routines, and supporting your child’s physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual development.
Whether you are new to Montessori, homeschooling, or simply looking to bring greater peace and intentionality into your home, our consultations provide practical guidance tailored to your family’s unique needs.
Consultation services may include:
Our goal is to partner with families in cultivating homes where children are loved, respected, and empowered to flourish according to their God-given potential.
At IMAGO Montessori Academy, we believe that a child’s home is their first classroom and parents are their first teachers. Our Montessori Home Consultation Visits are designed to help families create a peaceful, organized, and developmentally appropriate home environment that supports independence, confidence, concentration, and a lifelong love of learning.
Many children enter school without opportunities to practice the everyday skills that foster independence and readiness for the classroom. Our consultations bridge the gap between home and school by helping families prepare children for a successful Montessori experience and a confident transition into preschool or kindergarten.
During an in-home visit, an experienced Montessori educator will observe your child’s environment, discuss your family’s goals, and provide personalized recommendations tailored to your child’s developmental stage.
Areas of consultation may include:
When children experience consistency between home and school, they develop greater confidence, independence, self-regulation, and a love for learning. By preparing the home environment and equipping parents with practical Montessori strategies, we help children arrive at school ready to engage, explore, and flourish—academically, socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Our goal is to partner with families in nurturing each child’s God-given potential and laying a strong foundation for lifelong learning and character.
Montessori education is a child-centered approach developed by Dr. Maria Montessori that encourages independence, curiosity, critical thinking, and a lifelong love of learning through hands-on experiences in a carefully prepared environment.
AMI (Association Montessori Internationale), founded by Dr. Maria Montessori, preserves the authenticity and integrity of the Montessori Method. Authentic AMI Montessori follows internationally recognized standards for teacher preparation, classroom environments, and Montessori materials.
Imago Montessori Academy combines authentic AMI-based Montessori education with a Christ-centered learning environment. We nurture the whole child—academically, spiritually, socially, emotionally, and physically—while fostering independence, confidence, character, and a lifelong love of learning.
Christian Montessori integrates authentic Montessori education with biblical values and principles. Children learn in a nurturing environment where Christ-like character—including love, kindness, respect, compassion, integrity, humility, forgiveness, service, gratitude, and stewardship—is modeled and encouraged alongside academic excellence.
Yes. Imago Montessori Academy is proudly a Christian Montessori school founded upon authentic AMI-based Montessori principles. Our Christian faith shapes our school culture, relationships, values, and approach to educating the whole child while maintaining the integrity of the Montessori Method.
Yes. We warmly welcome families from all backgrounds and beliefs who are seeking an authentic Montessori education in a caring and respectful environment.
While Imago Montessori Academy is a Christian school, participation in faith-specific activities—including Bible lessons, prayer, Scripture memorization, or other explicitly Christian instruction—is optional at the family’s discretion. Families may choose for their child not to participate in these activities. During those times, children will be respectfully provided with meaningful alternative learning experiences while remaining fully welcomed, valued, and supported within our school community.
We believe parents are a child’s first and most important teachers and are committed to partnering with families while respecting their beliefs, values, and convictions.
No. Our goal is to reflect Christ’s love through kindness, grace, compassion, service, and respect—not through pressure or coercion. We desire every child to feel safe, loved, respected, and valued while honoring the decisions parents make regarding their child’s participation in faith-specific activities.
We believe every child deserves to be treated with dignity, kindness, and respect. We value open communication and meaningful partnerships with parents and recognize that every family has its own beliefs, traditions, and values.
While Imago Montessori Academy is proudly a Christian school, we honor the convictions of every family and strive to create a caring, respectful, and welcoming learning environment where every child can thrive.
We serve children from 2½ through 6 years of age in our authentic Montessori Primary classroom.
Children ages 2½ through 6 learn together in one classroom. Younger children learn by observing older classmates, while older children develop confidence, leadership, responsibility, patience, and empathy by mentoring younger children.
Montessori develops strong academic foundations while also nurturing independence, executive functioning, concentration, problem-solving, self-confidence, leadership, responsibility, and a lifelong love of learning.
Each day includes uninterrupted Montessori work cycles, individualized lessons, practical life activities, language, mathematics, science, geography, art, music, outdoor play, social development, and opportunities for independent exploration within a peaceful, prepared environment.
We intentionally maintain small class sizes to provide individualized guidance, meaningful teacher-child relationships, and personalized learning opportunities for every child.
Yes. Montessori education recognizes that every child develops differently. Our teachers carefully observe each child’s readiness and provide individualized lessons that allow children to progress with confidence while being appropriately challenged.
Parents are a child’s first and most important teachers. We believe education is most successful when schools and families work together through open communication, mutual respect, and a shared commitment to each child’s growth and development.
We invite families to schedule a personal tour to observe our Montessori classrooms, meet our educators, learn about our programs, and discover how Imago Montessori Academy can support their child’s educational journey. You can either email us at tours@imagomontessori.com or book online here on our website.
Simply contact our Admissions Office at tours@imagomontessori.com or complete our online inquiry form to schedule a tour. We will guide you through each step of the admissions and enrollment process and answer any questions you may have along the way.
Montessori education encourages children to become independent, confident, and self-motivated learners. Rather than teaching every child the same lesson at the same time, Montessori allows each child to progress at their own developmental pace through hands-on learning, individualized instruction, and meaningful exploration. Children develop a genuine love of learning that extends well beyond the classroom.
At Imago Montessori Academy, children receive authentic AMI-based Montessori education within a Christ-centered environment. Our carefully prepared classrooms, individualized instruction, small class sizes, and commitment to nurturing the whole child provide a strong academic foundation while fostering confidence, compassion, leadership, responsibility, and character.
Christian Montessori combines the academic excellence of authentic Montessori education with timeless Christian values. Children are encouraged to develop integrity, kindness, respect, gratitude, humility, compassion, and servant leadership while growing academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually in a nurturing environment.
Authentic AMI Montessori preserves Dr. Maria Montessori’s educational philosophy as it was originally designed. Children learn using scientifically developed Montessori materials in carefully prepared classrooms guided by trained Montessori educators. This authentic approach supports deep understanding, independence, concentration, creativity, and lifelong learning.
Mixed-age classrooms create a natural learning community. Younger children learn by observing older classmates, while older children reinforce their own knowledge by becoming leaders, mentors, and role models. This encourages collaboration, empathy, confidence, patience, and mutual respect.
Children learn through purposeful, hands-on experiences using authentic Montessori materials. Teachers carefully observe each child’s readiness and provide individualized lessons that encourage exploration, repetition, mastery, and joyful discovery. Every child is supported according to their unique strengths, interests, and developmental needs.
We believe education extends beyond academics. Our program nurtures intellectual growth, social development, emotional well-being, physical coordination, creativity, independence, leadership, and strong moral character. We seek to help every child develop the confidence and skills needed to flourish both in school and in life.
Montessori classrooms are intentionally designed to help children make choices, solve problems, care for themselves, care for others, and take responsibility for their learning. As children experience success through meaningful work, they naturally develop confidence, independence, resilience, and self-discipline.
We believe parents are a child’s first and most important teachers. We value open communication, mutual respect, and strong partnerships with families. By working together, we create a consistent, supportive environment that helps every child thrive.
Our Montessori curriculum develops strong foundations in language, mathematics, science, geography, cultural studies, and practical life while strengthening executive functioning, concentration, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and leadership. Children leave our program well prepared for future academic success and lifelong learning.
Our classrooms are peaceful, orderly, beautiful, and intentionally prepared to encourage concentration, independence, curiosity, creativity, respect, and joyful learning. Every material has a purpose, and every aspect of the environment is thoughtfully designed to support children’s growth and development.
Children develop independence, confidence, responsibility, concentration, problem-solving, communication, critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, leadership, executive functioning, practical life skills, social awareness, emotional resilience, and a lifelong love of learning.
The best way to understand authentic Montessori education is to experience it firsthand. During your personal tour, you’ll observe children engaged in meaningful learning, explore our prepared classrooms, meet our educators, ask questions, and discover how Imago Montessori Academy can support your child’s unique educational journey.
Montessori benefits children with a wide variety of personalities, interests, and learning styles. Whether your child is naturally curious, energetic, quiet, creative, or analytical, our individualized approach supports each child’s unique developmental journey while helping them build confidence, independence, and a lifelong love of learning.
At Imago Montessori Academy, we are committed to partnering with families in providing an authentic AMI-based Montessori education within a Christ-centered environment where every child is known, respected, encouraged, and inspired to reach their God-given potential. Our goal is to cultivate joyful learners, compassionate leaders, and confident individuals who are prepared not only for elementary school but for a lifetime of learning, service, and purpose.
The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), founded by Dr. Maria Montessori, preserves the integrity of the Montessori Method as it was originally designed.
Authentic Montessori education provides:
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
A Christ-centered Montessori learning community cultivating disciplined minds, virtuous character, and joyful learners.
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