Guidepost Montessori at North Scottsdale
Guidepost at North Scottsdale offers a handcrafted education for toddlers through middle school-aged children. At the heart of our school is our belief that children thrive when given freedom and responsibility in environments prepared especially for them.
About Us
We are a Montessori school in Scottsdale, AZ serving children from 18 months old to age 14. We offer year-round programming and rolling admissions into our programs to meet the needs of your family. Please contact us if you are looking to waitlist or register to start immediately.
Our Programs
- Offering Toddler, Children's House, Elementary, and Middle School programs
- Available as 5-day or 3-day per week options
- Full-day or half-day options available
- Monthly tuition rates vary based on program and start date
Our School
- Guidepost Montessori at North Scottsdale
- Address: 20624 N 76th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 US
- Hours: Monday to Friday 7:30am - 6:00pm
- Call: +1 480-502-6878
- Email: northscottsdale@guidepostmontessori.com
Ready to get started?
Just Learning
If you are newer to Montessori, we invite you to attend a virtual overview to learn more about our programs and approach. This info session will be alongside other prospective families and will not cover campus-specific details.
Doing Your Research
You are in the process of choosing a school for your little one and have specific questions about this campus like availability, daily schedule, and tuition rates. Just fill out our form below and one of our admissions specialists will be in touch to answer all your questions or help schedule a school tour!
Join Guidepost
You have decided to join our community, welcome! If space is available for your desired program and start date, we will send an offer letter and process your registration right away. If a program is full, join our waitlist to hold your child's spot when space becomes available.
Set Start Date
We offer rolling admissions for families who are looking to get started right away. Once you receive an offer and register, we will confirm your start date and await your first day with us!
Program Overview
We are now accepting registrations for our programs! You can enroll to start right away or join our waitlist if your program is not currently available. We are also pleased to offer families affiliated at-home programming with more immediate care needs, while you wait for your waitlist spot to become available.
Continuing Montessori education for middle school
Students can continue into middle school with the Academy of Thought and Industry (ATI) at North Scottsdale.
ATI is Guidepost for the adolescent: a Montessori middle and high school network delivering a powerful education for independence, to develop curious, self-motivated adults who thrive in school and in life.
The ATI Middle School program operates at our North Scottsdale campus, and is now enrolling for grades 6-8.
The future of school isn't about moving from one set of exams to the next. It's about becoming the person you want to be, and feeling fulfilled and supported along the way.
A Peek Inside our School
Guidepost Montessori classrooms are light, airy, calming, aesthetically beautiful spaces. Each material is carefully chosen and carefully displayed — to inspire and entice your child to explore.
Meet our School Team
We offer regular events to foster a vibrant school community: coffee chats with the school staff, seasonal events to bring our parents, families and staff together and open houses to share the school community with new families. We look forward to meeting you!
Carolyn Burns
Yasmin Lynch
Why Guidepost?
The Montessori approach to human development is based on the belief in the potential of the child, and on the belief that it is only the child who can realize this potential. To grow up well is to grow up to be increasingly independent, capable, confident, happy and secure. At Guidepost, we are the village that supports you in raising your child.
The Montessori Approach
The Montessori method of education offers a knowledge-rich environment, through a child-led model. Children learn joyfully, through working with carefully sequenced, hands-on materials. Your child’s enthusiastic exploration naturally leads to a solid foundation and advanced academics.
A Close-Knit Community
Guidepost families tend to be friendly and welcoming folks, eager to make connections and form strong bonds. We think the education of our students is stronger when we can serve as a hub for such relationships, and we do all we can to foster a strong community in our area, with plenty of fun events and opportunities to meet and mingle.
A Global Network to Support You
Guidepost Montessori offers access to high-quality Montessori education in schools, at-home, or from anywhere around the world. Move seamlessly through our network as the needs of your family change to ensure continuity and consistency in your child's education, wherever you are located.
Guidepost Montessori education takes a holistic approach: enabling social, emotional, and physical development alongside academic success
The Guidepost Approach
Educating the whole child
Teachers choose their moments of instruction wisely, offering lessons and presentations at suitable junctures in each child's development
The Guidepost Approach
A teacher whose job is to guide, not lead
Our teachers follow each child's natural schedule, which encourages them to trust their own bodies
The Guidepost Approach
Respecting the young child's rhythm of life
Children are given the tools and uninterrupted time to work on activities and materials they value
The Guidepost Approach
More study, not less
Children are given the freedom to follow their academic interests, which reduces the need for external motivation
The Guidepost Approach
No need for rewards or punishments
The teacher connects the child with their environment, showing them how to use the learning materials and evaluate their own work
The Guidepost Approach
Independent learning by the child
With the freedom to move and choose their own work, children develop internal discipline and social awareness
The Guidepost Approach
Empowered by choice
Lessons are designed to appeal to each child's level of development and interests
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Individually tailored lessons
A place where every student feels a sense of belonging, building confidence in the knowledge that their social identity is an asset and not a barrier
The Guidepost Approach
Identity safe classrooms
Giving children the keys to life
Guidepost Montessori enables children to understand the world and choose their place within it.
With over 80 campuses across the US and Asia, and at-home and virtual learning programs serving more than 7,000 families worldwide, Guidepost is the world’s largest Montessori network.
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