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An authentic Montessori school for our changing world
Serving children ages 5 to 12.
Indigo Montessori provides families in Baltimore, Maryland with an accessible, high-quality elementary Montessori learning environment that is community-embedded and empowering to all children and their families.
Indigo Montessori is a member of the Wildflower Network of schools. Wildflower is an ecosystem of decentralized Montessori micro-schools that support children, teachers, and parents. Wildflower aspires to give all children and families the opportunity to choose high-quality, beautiful learning environments as they follow life’s unfolding journey.
Why Choose Indigo?
We know that there are many great options for schools in Baltimore. From project-based charter schools to local neighborhood schools to other independent schools, families have a choice!
Families who choose Indigo Montessori are often looking for a diverse school that has individualized instruction, provides their children lots of time to be outdoors, and has limited screen time. Families who choose Indigo Montessori are often looking for a small community where the needs of children and families will be honored. Families who choose Indigo Montessori are often looking for an educational environment where their children's natural curiosity and joy will flourish. Enroll today!
How does Indigo Montessori compare to other elementary schools in Baltimore?
Elementary Schools | Small School | Low Student-Teacher Ratio | Individualized Instruction | Project-Based Learning | Socio- economically Diverse | Free Breakfast/ Lunch | Extensive Outside Time | Worksheet/ Screentime Learning | Homework in K - 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indigo Montessori | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Baltimore International Academy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
City Neighbors Public Charter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Creative City Public Charter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Green School (The) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
GreenMount School (The) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Greenspring Montessori | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
KIPP Harmony Academy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Park School (The) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Patterson Park Public Charter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Tunbridge Public Charter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Waldorf School (The) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Most Neighborhood Public Schools in Baltimore City | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
*We are defining a small school as a school with fewer than 200 students in kindergarten through fifth grades. Indigo Montessori, of course, is a microschool with fewer than 35 students in kindergarten through fifth grades. No other microschools exist at the elementary level in Baltimore.
**We are defining low student-teacher ratio as 16:1 with the qualification that teachers are both certified and in the classroom with students.
***We are defining socioeconomic diversity by at least one-third of the student body qualifying for free/reduced lunch in addition to at least one-third of the student body not qualifying for free/reduced lunch (according to US News and World Report that uses data reported by state education agencies to the federal government).
