○ Grades: 18 months to eighth grade
Founded in 1968 by Barbara R. Spitzer, Creative Montessori School is Birmingham’s first Montessori school; the first local private school to be racially integrated from inception; and the first to offer science, world geography and foreign language to preschoolers. The school is proud to have recently celebrated 50 years of excellence in Montessori education.
Convenient to both downtown Birmingham and over-the-mountain suburbs, CMS offers its students an unparalleled private school education in a warm and loving Montessori atmosphere where the focus is on the individual child. Our teachers value each child’s unique potential and nurture our students’ inherent ability to meet challenges with divergent thinking skills, self-confidence, adaptability and resilience.
Children at Creative Montessori learn the same things that children in a traditional school will learn — plus practical knowledge such as conflict resolution, social responsibility and environmental stewardship. It is how they learn and how they feel about learning that is quite different and truly valuable.
Montessori classrooms are designed to foster intellectual curiosity by facilitating individualized, independent, purposeful work within a peaceful setting. The result is children who fall in love with learning. Students are allowed to learn at their own pace under the caring and thoughtful guidance of a professionally trained Montessori teacher.
CMS enrolls 250 students from 32 zip codes and is located on a 2.5-acre campus in the heart of Homewood. Our affordable tuition makes exceptional education accessible to families with diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Prospective parents are invited to call the administration office to schedule a tour.
