Where Children Learn

To Love Learning

The Program
The Farm School is located on a 40-acre patch
of wooded land just east of Idaho Falls. This land
already includes a working farm, equipment barns and a
residential house that is perfect for conversion into a school
building. It is there that children from preschool through eighth
grade and their families will have the opportunity to have
hands-on experience with agriculture and nature in a warm,
learning environment. All of this will be done while still offering
a traditional and challenging academic curriculum. Students
will be immersed in an environment that is abundant with farm
life and nature, giving them a chance to explore and learn in
both an indoor and outdoor setting.

The Growing
Project
In recent decades, our world has developed a
misunderstanding of basic work principles where our
food comes from and how to appreciate the land and
the environment that surrounds us. Maria Montessori
once said, Within the child lies the fate of the future.
With this in mind, Lighthouse Montessori has developed
The Farm School Project. The Lighthouse school's goal is
to build a Farm School that provides activities and
learning opportunities that are now absent from most
children's lives.

For more info: (208) 523-7315

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The Purpose of a
Montessori Education

Potential.
You see it,
and so do we.
Our mission is to provide education based
on truth and correct principles in an
environment of peace and security. We
follow the methods of Dr. Maria Montessori.
Our method is based on respect for the
individual child and his/her individual
timetable for growth and development. We
seek to build not only good
mathematicians, proficient linguists,
profound scientists or brilliant literary lights,
but also honest men [and women] with
virtue, temperance and brotherly love.*

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* Treasures of Life, comp. Claire Middlemiss

(1962), 472.

Dr. Maria Montessori believed that

no human being is educated by
another person; they must do it
themselves, or it will never be
done. Truly educated individuals
continue learning long after the
hours spent in the classroom
because they are motivated from
within by a love for knowledge. The
goal of early childhood education
should be to cultivate the natural
desire to learn.

More personal attention

We provide a reliable source of education,
support, and training for families,
which allows us to help develop a strong
academic foundation and a repertoire
of life skills in each of our students.

Our Environment
We provide a peaceful, secure and prepared
environment where children long to be.
We also help children discover their
abilities, find their independence and
develop their self-confidence.

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Teaching
Differently
Our teaching method is based on the young childs
unique aptitude for learning, which Dr. Montessori
identified as the absorbent mind. She frequently
compared the young mind to a sponge, absorbing
information from the environment. The process is
particularly evident in the way in which a 2-year-old
learns his/her native language. Children employ all
of their senses to investigate their interesting
surroundings with the guidance of our trained and
certified Montessori experts.

See real growth

We create and provide programs that
will heighten a childs development
through the processes of exploration
and discovery with concrete
materials, all while nurturing a natural
curiosity and a love of learning.

How our children learn

Children learn to lead

Consistent leadership opportunities
foster a strong sense of self, a respect
for others and an ability to work as
part of a group. This awakens a love
of learning, a passion for knowledge
and a joy of creativity in each student.
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Since children retain the ability to learn

by absorbing until they are almost 7 years
old, Dr. Montessori reasoned that they
would flourish in a classroom wherein
they could learn through exploration.
Over 80 years of experience have proven
her theory that young children can learn
to read, write and calculate in the same
natural way that they learn to walk and
talk. In a Montessori classroom, the
program invites children to progress at
their own pace.
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Within the child

lies the fate of
the future.
-Maria Montessori

Non-discrimination Policy

The Lighthouse Montessori School admits students of any race, color, and religious
affiliation, national or ethnic origin. All students are given equal rights, privileges,
programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the
school. LMS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or
ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, administrative policies,
scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered
programs. Lighthouse Montessori School is committed to fostering understanding,
communication and respect among all individuals in our community.