Affiliations, Licenses, and Memberships State of Maine Child Care License The Stepping Stones Montessori School Primary Program (preschool/kindergarten) is licensed as a Child Care Facility by the State of Maine, but we are a school first that serves a child care need for preschool children who are in school full-time. Maine State Department of Education Listed School for Equivalent Instruction Stepping Stones Montessori School is listed on the ME Dept of Education website. Stepping Stones Montessori School has often been able to secure school district paid tuition for students living in districts without a Middle School or certain grade. Montessori Teacher Training Our teachers have training through the North American Progressive Montessori Teacher Training Center (North American Montessori Center). (www.montessoritraining.net) Affiliations Pineland Suzuki School (www.pinelandsuzuki.org) Maine Adventures in Creativity (Odyssey of the Mind) N.A. Sher Foundation (www.sherfoundation.org) Maine Arts Academy Memberships Maine Montessori Association Maine Academy for School Leaders North American Montessori Association |
“The teacher’s first duty is to watch over the environment, and this indirect influence takes precedence over all the rest.”
—Maria Montessori |