Primary Program (Ages 3–6)

Our Primary Program helps children become confident, curious, and independent learners in a caring Montessori environment where every child is encouraged to grow at their own pace.

Children benefit from:

✔ Hands-on learning that inspires curiosity

✔ Individualized lessons based on each child's development

✔ Mixed-age classrooms that encourage leadership and collaboration

✔ Practical life skills that build confidence and independence

✔ Early math, language, science, and sensory exploration

✔ A strong foundation for kindergarten and lifelong learning developmental stages.

The program emphasizes practical life skills, sensory exploration, language development, and early mathematical concepts, empowering children to grow into confident, curious, and compassionate individuals. Science is introduced through interactive, hands-on experiences that ignite curiosity and encourage critical thinking.

To get the full experience, we would be happy to meet your family by scheduling a tour!

Pre-K / Transitional Kindergarten (Ages 4–6)

Our Pre-K/TK program prepares children for a confident and successful transition into kindergarten by building strong academic skills, independence, and a love of learning in a supportive Montessori environment.

Why families love our Pre-K / TK Program:

📚 Builds strong reading, writing, and early literacy skills

🔢 Develops math confidence through hands-on learning

🧠 Encourages critical thinking and problem-solving

🤝 Strengthens social skills, teamwork, and independence

🌟 Prepares children academically and emotionally for kindergarten

❤️ Caring teachers who help every child grow with confidence

Schedule a tour and discover how our Pre-K/TK program helps children thrive in kindergarten and beyond.

At Millbrae Montessori School, we want children to experience success in their everyday work and play. Making lasting friendships and happy memories are an important part of a preschool education. During the summer, we continue to offer our challenging curriculum of phonics, math and science which are developmentally appropriate to fit each child's individual needs. We provide a stimulating classroom environment and include exciting educational field trips for learning opportunities outside the classroom.

Summer at Millbrae Montesori School allows children to explore new places, gain independence and make lasting friendships.

The following enrichment classes (*optional class/additional fee is required) are offered by Millbrae Montessori School:

Mandarin Class

 Jump Start in Mandarin Learning

 Young children’s brains are like sponges, constantly absorbing information from their surroundings to make sense of the world. This is especially true for language learning. Studies have shown that the earlier a child is exposed to a language, the more likely they are to become fluent in it. By introducing Mandarin at a young age, we provide children with the opportunity to become familiar with the language and develop an appreciation for Chinese culture. Learning a second language not only equips children with a valuable communication tool but also opens the door to a world of exploration and wonder.

 The Montessori Mandarin Immersion class will introduce children to the Chinese culture through songs, stories, games, crafts, cooking, and age-appropriate language activities.

 Mandarin instruction makes up at least half of our students' daily schedule, promoting balanced language proficiency. Our collaborative teaching approach features both a Mandarin-speaking teacher and an English-speaking Montessori Pre-Primary teacher who will work together to emphasize foundational literacy and numeracy skills.

Spanish Class

 Mr Bertin teaches Spanish through his songs and music. He plays games with the children through movement exercises and by using puppetry. Mr Bertin plays the ukelele and the guitar as the children sing-a-long in Spanish. He is always smiling, has a joyful personality and is well liked by all. We are lucky to have Mr. Bertin at Millbrae Montessori School as he makes learning Spanish fun for everyone. We look forward to Monday mornings with Mr. Bertin!

Mad Science

 Mad Science is an excellent science enrichment program that provides creative and unique science experiments for preschoolers. Mad Science introduces children to the world of science in a fun and innovative way. In each class, Mad Science inspires young scientists to use their creativity, imagination and math skills to enjoy the hand on experience of doing science experiments and predicting the results.

Programs include: magnets, bubbles, water, color mixing, space, dinosaurs, worms, butterflies, anatomy and many more.

Music Class

 Early Music Education is an essential part of the development of every young child. Recent research has proven the strong impact musical play has on language acquisition, social, spatial and emotional development to name only a few areas of learning. At Millbrae Montessori, your child will enjoy weekly 20 minute music classes with Miss Sandy - a registered Music Together® instructor with over 20 years of teaching experience. Through fun and engaging activities centering around Music from all over the world - your child will develop a firm grasp of melody and rhythm. We will be singing, dancing, chanting and playing small precision instruments. Children will learn how to engage each other and the world around them through song and dance!