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Equity
The adolescent environment provides a sense of belonging where students feel safe to develop their voice.
Metro Montessori Middle School is the middle school program at Childpeace Montessori School.
Toddler Community
Connection
The Toddler Community is filled with opportunities to connect with other children.
Lower Elementary
Excitement
The Lower Elementary come together to create community.
Upper Elementary
Sustainability
The Elementary child begins to make discoveries in language, math and science and is only limited by the imagination.
Children's House
Responsibility
In Children's House, the child learns through curiosity, exploration, independence and responsibility.
About Us
Educational Excellence
Education for Life
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All programs are in-person, full-time.
Childpeace offers a full Montessori experience that helps children prepare for future school experiences as well as life outside of academia. Our NW Portland campus includes a 40,000-square-foot main building, a playground, a green space and garden, and an 8,000-square-foot middle school building.
On campus, our health and safety measures prioritize ventilation, physical distancing, with face coverings welcomed for students and employees.
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Our community thrives by connecting. We guide our students into becoming engaged citizens who are confident in their ability to develop themselves and make an impact while here, and after they graduate.
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![Odyssey at Camp Dakota!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695231707/childpeaceorg/nzsxwdocrscrd2yt9y1w/image13.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695231707/childpeaceorg/nzsxwdocrscrd2yt9y1w/image13.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695231707/childpeaceorg/nzsxwdocrscrd2yt9y1w/image13.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695231707/childpeaceorg/nzsxwdocrscrd2yt9y1w/image13.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695231707/childpeaceorg/nzsxwdocrscrd2yt9y1w/image13.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1695231707/childpeaceorg/nzsxwdocrscrd2yt9y1w/image13.jpg","width":2200}])
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![Q&A with Childpeace Head of School Marja Brandon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1686678130/childpeaceorg/p7edleonvhdvofl0arky/ScreenShot2023-06-13at104206AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1686678130/childpeaceorg/p7edleonvhdvofl0arky/ScreenShot2023-06-13at104206AM.png","width":486}])
![The Inspiration and Reality of a Ukrainian Poet, a Discussion with Metro Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684515437/childpeaceorg/x37shviv9gaizfo9per5/ScreenShot2023-05-19at95713AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684515437/childpeaceorg/x37shviv9gaizfo9per5/ScreenShot2023-05-19at95713AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684515437/childpeaceorg/x37shviv9gaizfo9per5/ScreenShot2023-05-19at95713AM.png","width":674}])
![The Essential Triangle by Sue Pritzker]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682115872/childpeaceorg/a9crgrajcg7c23laehng/DSC_83051.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682115872/childpeaceorg/a9crgrajcg7c23laehng/DSC_83051.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682115872/childpeaceorg/a9crgrajcg7c23laehng/DSC_83051.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1682115872/childpeaceorg/a9crgrajcg7c23laehng/DSC_83051.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1682115872/childpeaceorg/a9crgrajcg7c23laehng/DSC_83051.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1682115872/childpeaceorg/a9crgrajcg7c23laehng/DSC_83051.jpg","width":2200}])
![How We Know Your Child by Sue Pritzker]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679007290/childpeaceorg/kzajl4w5yj4w4g3huvad/_DSC57712.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679007290/childpeaceorg/kzajl4w5yj4w4g3huvad/_DSC57712.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679007290/childpeaceorg/kzajl4w5yj4w4g3huvad/_DSC57712.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1679007290/childpeaceorg/kzajl4w5yj4w4g3huvad/_DSC57712.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1679007290/childpeaceorg/kzajl4w5yj4w4g3huvad/_DSC57712.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1679007290/childpeaceorg/kzajl4w5yj4w4g3huvad/_DSC57712.jpg","width":2200}])
The Montessori Guide is not only adept at preparing a complete and inviting prepared environment but also at tracking each student as they move through progressively complex activities.
![O.A.S.I.S. - a 2023 Metro Production]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676070245/childpeaceorg/hqqtz569if91ldrbwuuy/OASIS2023-7.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1676070245/childpeaceorg/hqqtz569if91ldrbwuuy/OASIS2023-7.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1676070245/childpeaceorg/hqqtz569if91ldrbwuuy/OASIS2023-7.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1676070245/childpeaceorg/hqqtz569if91ldrbwuuy/OASIS2023-7.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1676070245/childpeaceorg/hqqtz569if91ldrbwuuy/OASIS2023-7.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1676070245/childpeaceorg/hqqtz569if91ldrbwuuy/OASIS2023-7.jpg","width":2200}])
The new year is a time to reconsider life’s fundamental questions: Is it the journey or the destination? What is the value of humanity? What would happen if a global-warming reversal technology malfunctioned?!
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"This decade was the first that I read Zen in the Art of Archery, from 1948. My time this Saturday began with the book, where the German professor goes to Japan in the 1920s to teach and picks up archery, and comes away with a deeper understanding of philosophy, spirituality, the universe, and himself."
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Childpeace Montessori School Programs
You'll find us in the heart of Downtown Portland, serving children from 14 months through middle school.
![Toddler Community]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663344219/childpeaceorg/aiiqabaoi0s5ka1ykto1/_DSC8695s.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663344219/childpeaceorg/aiiqabaoi0s5ka1ykto1/_DSC8695s.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663344219/childpeaceorg/aiiqabaoi0s5ka1ykto1/_DSC8695s.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663344219/childpeaceorg/aiiqabaoi0s5ka1ykto1/_DSC8695s.jpg","width":1200}])
The Toddler Community at Childpeace is a nurturing Montessori environment where children learn to do it for themselves, through important individual and cooperative work allowing them to gain physical independence, coordination and a sense of community.
![Children's House]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1665763814/childpeaceorg/tdgf1ldszkmcwxrscinc/_DSC5421.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1665763814/childpeaceorg/tdgf1ldszkmcwxrscinc/_DSC5421.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1665763814/childpeaceorg/tdgf1ldszkmcwxrscinc/_DSC5421.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1665763814/childpeaceorg/tdgf1ldszkmcwxrscinc/_DSC5421.jpg","width":1200}])
The Children’s House at Childpeace is a vibrant community of 3 to 6 year old children working together and learning from each other.
![Lower Elementary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663776990/childpeaceorg/jx0bfqk27guqwctsrkp6/IMG_4599s.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663776990/childpeaceorg/jx0bfqk27guqwctsrkp6/IMG_4599s.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663776990/childpeaceorg/jx0bfqk27guqwctsrkp6/IMG_4599s.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663776990/childpeaceorg/jx0bfqk27guqwctsrkp6/IMG_4599s.jpg","width":1200}])
The lower elementary program at Childpeace is built on the foundations of the Children’s House and fosters the ongoing development of the child through social interactions with the community.
![Upper Elementary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663344220/childpeaceorg/jnauqmzsar12mk4rsjmp/_DSC5374s.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663344220/childpeaceorg/jnauqmzsar12mk4rsjmp/_DSC5374s.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663344220/childpeaceorg/jnauqmzsar12mk4rsjmp/_DSC5374s.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663344220/childpeaceorg/jnauqmzsar12mk4rsjmp/_DSC5374s.jpg","width":1200}])
The upper elementary program at Childpeace is where the child begins to make discoveries in language, math and science and is only limited by the imagination.
![Middle School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663776991/childpeaceorg/saju7qbj6k74jwfv60pw/_DSC5052s.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663776991/childpeaceorg/saju7qbj6k74jwfv60pw/_DSC5052s.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663776991/childpeaceorg/saju7qbj6k74jwfv60pw/_DSC5052s.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663776991/childpeaceorg/saju7qbj6k74jwfv60pw/_DSC5052s.jpg","width":1200}])
The adolescent program at Childpeace is the culmination of the child’s experience as a Montessori student and is built on the foundations of the elementary.