📍 6734 Pine Ridge Rd, Auburn, NY, 13021
📞 315-252-2225
The Montessori School of the Finger Lakes has proudly served the community since 1981 by providing a variety of enriching programs for children of all ages. Founded and spearheaded by Gilda D. Brower, who is the teacher, directress, and executive director of the institution, the Montessori School of the Finger Lakes is conveniently located at 6734 Pine Ridge Road in Auburn. Brower and her diligent staff take pride in exciting, enticing, nurturing and celebrating children. You can contact the school at 315-252-2225. You also can visit our website at http://www.fingerlakesmontessori.com . You can even like us on Facebook or email us at admin@fingerlakesmontessori.com. Locally owned and operated, the school originally opened in Auburn in 1981 as the Montessori Children's House. The school started as a preschool/kindergarten for three to five-year-olds, and largely at the request of parents of preschool students, expanded to include first through third grades in 1995 and again in 1996 to include fourth through eighth grades. Finally, a third expansion for 9 to 12-year-old students was achieved in 2000. We have an active and very supportive parent/school community. At Montessori School of the Finger Lakes, parents are incorporated into the daily life of their child's academics to create a partnership of support for each student. Together we enjoy and share the never ending process and "work" of personal growth. The curriculum celebrates the evolution of a student and nurtures enthusiasm and respect. The use of the hand and the "cosmic" use of imagination engage the whole child. We have been honored to introduce over 800 students in the past 29 years to the great wonders of the world. We amaze the children every year with such great questions as, "How do we happen to have fossils of semi-tropical ocean creatures under our feet"? Observation of life's miracles such as the discovery of macro invertebrates in a drop of pond water, cross pollination of an amaryllis and the resulting swelling of the ovary, and the magic of metamorphosis keeps the wonder alive every minute in everyone, students and teachers alike! Brower has been certified by the American Montessori Society since 1971, and is a member of the American Montessori Society and the North American Montessori Teacher Association. Gilda has been a faculty member of the Center for Montessori Teacher Education for the past three decades. Upon completion of 30 years of service to the community, the Montessori School of the Finger Lakes alumni family includes more than 1000 students.