Tadpole Academy

First State Montessori Academy is a public educational institution located in Wilmington, DE, offering a Montessori program for students from Kindergarten to 8th grade. With a mission to create lifelong learners, the academy provides an authentic Montessori education, aiming to improve student learning, offer parental choice, and serve as a model for alternative approaches to education. Committed to fostering a love for learning, strong friendships, and critical thinking skills, First State Montessori Academy delivers a child-centered, research-based, and time-tested approach to education, ensuring a nurturing and innovative teaching and learning environment.Generated from the website

We believe that the youngest years for a child are the most important and that all children deserve a supportive, nurturing, and stimulating environment. We have been teaching and caring for children for nearly thirty years. We offer programs for children ages fifteen months through third grade. Classes include two-day, three-day, half-day and five day a week choices. Our education levels include: Toddler, Pre-Primary, and Primary. Our talented staff of 18 includes teachers and administrators specially trained in the Montessori philosophy and methodology. In addition to college work, teachers attend special training programs that provide them with advanced training in the use of Montessori materials, child development and classroom management. All teachers must be certified in the Montessori philosophy and serve as an apprenticeship for one year under an experienced teacher.