Highland Montessori Inc

Highland Montessori is a small preschool centrally located in north San Mateo. Students attend from all the surrounding communities. Highland was established in 1982 by Cecilia Boland-Walsh and is licensed for twenty children.

The staff atHighland Montessori believe in the Montessori philosophy that "within every child is the person they are to become". The prepared environment of a Montessori program gives the child the opportunity and the freedom to achieve their potential. Dr. Maria Montessori realized that the only real impulse to learning is the self-motivation of the child. Children naturally move themselves toward learning. The teacher plans the curriculum, prepares the environment and functions as the reference person. The child learns by the work, the opportunities and experiences established by the teacher and environment. He or she is given the freedom within to learn.… Read more