At Guidepost, we join with parents on their mission to help their child grow and live well. Together, we design an education to empower each child to build the knowledge, skills, and confidence she needs to craft an independent, flourishing life.

Though there are many differences between the conventional approach and Guidepost, here are some of the most important:

How is the Guidepost Montessori approach different from conventional education?

At Guidepost, our mission is to support each child in achieving her own independence. To do this, we help her gain the knowledge, build the skills, and craft the personal character she needs to flourish. Above all, our goal is to cultivate joy—in the pursuit of knowledge, in effort applied to work worth doing, in the achievements of herself and others, and in taking the steps to author her own life.

What is the Guidepost Mission?

Montessori education is known world-wide for having positive impacts on both academics and social and emotional skills.

At Guidepost Montessori, when we design an environment to meet the developmental needs and interests of children alongside personalized care and support, the child can learn advanced skills at an accelerated pace. 

Our students, for example, regularly learn to read by the time they’re 4-years-old and can perform all four math operations with 4-digit numbers by the end of their Kindergarten year.

The language and math skills of our kindergartners are on a par with what children in conventional programs learn in 

 or beyond! What’s more, our students learn advanced academics joyfully—while simultaneously developing deep focus, self-discipline, and positive social skills.

how Montessori capitalizes on the child’s readiness without rushing development

Read more about the Guidepost Montessori 

What are the outcomes of your programs?

Yes! The third year of our Children’s House program, designed for 3- to 6-year-olds, is the capstone kindergarten year. In this year, the child has been well-prepared to experience an explosion of literacy, learn advanced math concepts, and use her hard-won ability to focus, problem-solve, and persist through challenges to then make advanced gains across the curriculum. Children who continue with Guidepost through Kindergarten are often well-ahead of their peers when they enter 1

Learn more about the next exciting stage: 

Following elementary, students continue on to our Montessori middle and high school, the 

: a school that combines a classical liberal arts emphasis on history and great books, and a Montessori emphasis on independence and agency.


Do your programs include Kindergarten?

 parents. This is why we provide year-round, extended-day programming at no extra cost, enabling consistent and uninterrupted access to the care and developmental support parents expect. We invite you into your child’s world—with daily photo and video updates, regular milestone meetings, and parent-child events that showcase your child’s progress. We work to understand your unique context and needs, so that we can provide support for milestones at home as well as at school.

In everything we do, we strive to cultivate joy as you watch your child grow!

, the app that provides a window into your child’s day.

Work-with-me event at Guidepost at Mahwah

How does Guidepost partner with parents?

Our approach is designed to empower each child to achieve independence by combining our hands-on curriculum with personalized learning to create an environment where curiosity flourishes, independence grows, and academic excellence is a natural outcome.  

We want your child to see and believe: “I am capable!”

Our team of admissions specialists are ready to meet you and get you started on your journey within the Guidepost community. We're here to provide your family with the information and confidence you need to enroll in one of our programs.

Tours & Events

Guidepost Montessori at Leavenworth

Guidepost Montessori School at Leavenworth

Guidepost Montessori at Legacy

Guidepost Montessori School at Legacy

Guidepost Montessori at Leawood

Guidepost Montessori School at Leawood

Guidepost Montessori at Montclair

Guidepost Montessori School at Montclair

Guidepost Montessori at Paradise Valley

Guidepost Montessori School at Paradise Valley

Guidepost Montessori at Emeryville

Guidepost Montessori School at Emeryville

Guidepost Montessori at Discovery Bay

Guidepost Montessori at Clearwater Bay

Guidepost Montessori at Evanston

Guidepost Montessori School at Evanston

Guidepost Montessori at Marlborough

Guidepost Montessori School at Marlborough

Guidepost Montessori at Duluth

Guidepost Montessori School at Duluth

Guidepost Montessori at Deerfield

Guidepost Montessori at Baymeadows

Guidepost Montessori School at Baymeadows

Guidepost Montessori at South Riding

Guidepost Montessori School at South Riding

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Guidepost Montessori at Folsom

Guidepost Montessori School at Folsom

Guidepost Montessori at Science City

Guidepost Montessori at Downtown Boston

Guidepost Montessori School at Downtown Boston

Events & Tours

Guidepost Montessori at Eldorado

Guidepost Montessori School at Eldorado

Guidepost Montessori at Hujialou

Guidepost Montessori at Chai Wan

Guidepost Montessori at North Scottsdale

Guidepost Montessori School at North Scottsdale

Guidepost Montessori at Wicker Park

Guidepost Montessori School at Wicker Park

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Guidepost Montessori at Goodyear

Guidepost Montessori School at Goodyear

Guidepost Montessori at Cary

 Guidepost Montessori at Flower Mound

Guidepost Montessori School at Flower Mound

Guidepost Montessori at Central West End

Guidepost Montessori School at Central West End

Guidepost Montessori at Kennedy Town

Guidepost Montessori School at Kent

Guidepost Montessori at Oak Brook

Guidepost Montessori School at Oak Brook

Guidepost Montessori at Downtown Naperville

Guidepost Montessori School at Downtown Naperville

Guidepost Montessori at Arbor Spring

Guidepost Montessori School at Arbor Spring

Guidepost Montessori at South Beaverton

Guidepost at Bradley Hills

Guidepost School at Bradley Hills

Guidepost Montessori at Old Town

Guidepost Montessori School at Old Town

Guidepost Montessori at Timber Ridge

Guidepost Montessori School at Timber Ridge

Guidepost at Chantilly

Guidepost Montessori School at Chantilly

Guidepost Montessori at Copper Hill

Guidepost Montessori School at Copper Hill

Guidepost Montessori at Magnificent Mile

Guidepost Montessori School at Magnificent Mile

Guidepost Montessori at Mahwah, NJ

Guidepost Montessori School at Mahwah

Guidepost Montessori in Wilton, CT

Guidepost Montessori School in Wilton, CT

Guidepost Montessori at Reston

Guidepost Montessori School at Reston

Guidepost Montessori at Pok Fu Lam

Guidepost Montessori at Richardson

Guidepost Montessori School at Richardson

Guidepost Montessori at Wansongling

Guidepost Montessori at Celebration Park

Guidepost Montessori School at Celebration Park

Guidepost Montessori at Duhui Road

Guidepost Montessori at Somerset

Guidepost Montessori School at Somerset

Guidepost Montessori at Fairfax

Guidepost Montessori School at Fairfax

School Tours & Events

Guidepost Montessori at The Woodlands

Guidepost Montessori School at The Woodlands

Guidepost Montessori School at South Naperville

Guidepost Montessori School at Naperville

Guidepost Montessori at Kendall Park

Guidepost Montessori School at Kendall Park

Guidepost Montessori at Dongming Road

Guidepost Montessori at Westlake

Guidepost Montessori School at Westlake

Guidepost Montessori at Bridgewater

Guidepost Montessori School at Bridgewater

Guidepost Montessori at Kentwood

Guidepost Montessori School at Kentwood

Guidepost Montessori at Lynnwood

Guidepost Montessori School at Lynnwood

Guidepost Montessori at Wanhangdu

Guidepost Montessori at Hollywood Beach

Guidepost Montessori and Academy at Hollywood Beach

Guidepost Montessori at Williamsburg

Guidepost Montessori School at Williamsburg

Guidepost Montessori at Worthington

Guidepost Montessori School at Worthington

Guidepost Montessori at Lawrenceville

Guidepost Montessori School at Lawrenceville

Guidepost Montessori School at Deerbrook

Guidepost Montessori at Hampshire

Guidepost Montessori School at Hampshire

Guidepost Montessori at Hillsboro

Guidepost Montessori School at Hillsboro

Guidepost Montessori at Alicia | Spanish Immersion School

Guidepost Montessori School at Alicia

Guidepost Montessori at Gambrills

Guidepost Montessori School at Gambrills

Guidepost Montessori at Princeton Meadows

Guidepost Montessori School at Princeton Meadows

Guidepost Montessori at Mansfield

Guidepost Montessori School at Mansfield

Guidepost Montessori at Bee Cave

Guidepost Montessori School at Bee Cave

Guidepost Montessori at North Wales, PA

Guidepost Montessori School at North Wales

Guidepost Montessori at Marietta

Guidepost Montessori School at Marietta

Guidepost Montessori at West Alex

Guidepost Montessori School at West Alex

Guidepost Montessori at Mill Valley

Guidepost Montessori School at Mill Valley

Guidepost Montessori at Peoria

Guidepost Montessori School at Peoria

Guidepost Montessori at Foothill Ranch

Guidepost Montessori School at Foothill Ranch

Guidepost Montessori at Burr Ridge

Guidepost Montessori School at Burr Ridge

Guidepost Montessori at Katy

Guidepost Montessori School at Katy

Guidepost Montessori at San Rafael

Guidepost Montessori School at San Rafael

Tours and Events

Guidepost Montessori at Creve Coeur

Guidepost Montessori School in Creve Coeur, MO

Guidepost Montessori at Lincoln Park

Guidepost Montessori School at Lincoln Park

Guidepost Montessori at Hurst

Guidepost Montessori School at Hurst

Guidepost Montessori at Brushy Creek

Guidepost at Brushy Creek

Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon

Guidepost Montessori School at Plum Canyon

Guidepost Montessori at Blue Ash

Guidepost Montessori School at Blue Ash

Guidepost Montessori at Downers Grove

Guidepost Montessori School at Downers Grove

Guidepost Montessori at Laurel Oak

Guidepost Montessori School at Laurel Oak

Guidepost Montessori at Spruce Tree

Guidepost Montessori at Cypress Creek

Guidepost Montessori School at Cypress Creek

Guidepost Montessori at Broadlands

Guidepost Montessori School at Broadlands

Guidepost Montessori at Galleria

Guidepost Montessori School at Galleria

Guidepost Montessori at Round Rock

Guidepost Montessori School at Round Rock

Guidepost Montessori at Brasswood

Guidepost Montessori School at Brasswood

Guidepost Montessori at Verona

Guidepost Montessori School at Verona

Guidepost Montessori at Palm Beach Gardens

Guidepost Montessori School at Palm Beach Gardens

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