Wausau Elementary Montessori Charter School

In 1993 parents formed together and worked to begin a Montessori Elementary School program; that program thrived as a private school for twelve years. In September of 2005, the elementary program began a new journey as a Charter School under the Wausau School District.

The school's Montessori identity is kept, but families do not pay a tuition fee. A school within a school, the Montessori elementary program is housed in a separated wing of Horace Mann Middle School. Enrollment for first through sixth grade is currently available.

The elementary program builds upon the goals and accomplishments of the pre-primary program. This classroom environment reflects a new stage of development in children, offering to them materials that present the richness of all cultures and knowledge of human civilization. During the elementary years, children become more interested in knowing the "why" and the "how" of their world, having already learned the "what" in the pre-primary years.

Their interests now broaden to include the entire world, not just the world of their own family. While mathematics and language arts skills are enhanced and emphasized, these skills gain their full importance when they are used to research and study areas of interest and to share their findings with classroom peers.

The Montessori curriculum is wide-ranging and open-ended. Students are guided and encouraged by the trained teacher to develop their own work plans for each week. Since the children at this age are naturally social beings, opportunities abound for working with peers on projects. Cooperation and self-reliance are stressed.

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