Guidepost Montessori School at North Scottsdale
Montessori education provides your child with a love of learning and discovery throughout critical stages in their development. At our Guidepost Montessori school in North Scottsdale, AZ, we give your child the supportive and challenging environment they need in order to thrive.
Designed for children from pre-k to middle school, our Montessori education programs offer opportunities to learn, explore, and grow in a safe environment. Discover more about our accredited, authentic Montessori school in North Scottsdale with a tour today.
About Guidepost Montessori School at North Scottsdale
Guidepost North Scottsdale is part of an international network of Montessori schools dedicated to helping children grow through joyful learning. Our school in North Scottsdale offers a nurturing and educational environment for young children (2½ to 6 years old), elementary students aged 6 to 11 (grades 1-6) and middle school students aged 12-13 (grades 7-8).
Early childhood years are the most critical time in your child's development. These years are foundational in shaping your child's future health, well-being, and happiness at school and home. Montessori education provides your child with the tools to navigate lifelong learning.
Are you searching for a day care, preschool, or kindergarten in North Scottsdale, AZ? You may want to consider Guidepost Montessori. The preschool and kindergarten years correspond to our 'Children's House' program. With Montessori's emphasis on helping children grow through joyful learning, Guidepost at North Scottsdale can provide a nurturing environment for your son or daughter and prepare them for their elementary school years.
We are also pleased to offer learning options for middle school students at our North Scottsdale location, through the Academy of Thought and Industry (ATI). ATI at North Scottsdale is like Guidepost for the adolescent. Our Montessori-inspired middle school delivers a powerful education for independence and helps to develop curious, self-motivated youth who thrive in school and in life.
Our school
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
Contact us
- Guidepost Montessori at North Scottsdale
- Address: 20624 N 76th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 US
- Hours: Monday to Friday 7:30am - 6:00pm
- Admissions: 442-267-6305
- School: 480-502-6878
- Email: northscottsdale@guidepostmontessori.com
Explore our programs
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.
Guidepost Summer Camp
Guidepost Montessori is offering fun and educational summer camp experiences for students 6-12 at our North Scottsdale campus. Each week is designed around a specific theme for students to discover and investigate. Students will take part in creative projects, singing and playing, outdoor games, field trips and more, all wrapped up in that week’s theme.
- Pricing: $225/week
- Camp Hours: Monday to Friday 7:00am - 6:00pm
- Address: 20624 N 76th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
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.
Why you should choose Guidepost Montessori North Scottsdale
Children are born with a natural curiosity and love of learning. When nurtured and properly guided, this curiosity can unlock the door to lifelong learning. Our team of educators at Guidepost North Scottsdale is committed to developing lifelong learners. We partner with you to help foster your child's natural love of learning.
Guidepost Montessori North Scottsdale believes that joyful learning results in children that love to learn. The Montessori method's foundations of individually directed learning, real-world experiences, and focus on responsibility for themselves and their surroundings can help your child become an independent learner with a love of learning and exploration.
We create an environment of support through a scientifically designed curriculum that allows children to develop their own ideas, explore their own interests, express their feelings, take risks, and make choices. Our educators guide your child through a world of discovery and responsibilities as they take their first steps towards independence and grow to be strong, thinking individuals.
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
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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
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Respecting the young child's rhythm of life
Children are given the tools and uninterrupted time to work on activities and materials they value
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More study, not less
Children are given the freedom to follow their academic interests, which reduces the need for external motivation
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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
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Independent learning by the child
With the freedom to move and choose their own work, children develop internal discipline and social awareness
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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
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Identity safe classrooms
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
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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!
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 the North Scottsdale 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
Elizabeth Braman
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.
Your child's education starts at Guidepost Montessori School North Scottsdale
Guidepost Montessori School North Scottsdale is one of the most trusted Montessori schools in Arizona. We make learning fun with the happy balance of real academics, intellectual curiosity, and a supportive environment for students. Children learn through working with carefully curated, hands-on materials and activities that engage each child's freedom to explore and learn within a prepared, orderly environment.
Come visit our school for a personal tour and to learn more about our programs, facilities, and affiliated at-home programming. Or call us at +1 442-267-6305.
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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