Welcome from the Head of School

Thank you for your interest in Wyoming Valley Montessori School. I hope you enjoy your tour of our website. At WVMS, we have many fine offerings and an exceptional staff.

Teachers here recognize and respect the students as unique individuals. The children, in turn, see their work as meaningful and interesting and know their teachers want them to succeed.

  Children's success here is not limited to academic mastery. Because children "create themselves" through purposeful activity and interactions, they learn both through the exploration of carefully chosen materials and from experiences that help stimulate self-confidence and self-discipline.

Their classrooms are beautiful, inviting spaces in which children learn to care for themselves and care about others and the world in which they live.  

Montessori schools take as inspiration one of Dr. Maria Montessori’s better known quotations,"Follow the child." What does this mean? Do we let the child lead us? No. To "follow the child" means that we carefully watch, listen, and learn from each child as each new developmental milestone is reached. In this way we may know when the child is ready to build upon existing knowledge, ready for new challenges and new goals. The Montessori teacher is prepared to "follow" the student by offering pathways to these new intellectual & emotional territories ready to be discovered so that the child maintains inner curiosity and motivation to continue learning.  

Here at Wyoming Valley Montessori School, we look forward to working together with you and sharing in your child’s growth and education.

Mark Di Pippa
Head of School