About Pioneer Meadows Montessori School
Our Mission
At Pioneer Meadows Montessori School we strive to help children in their journey to self-realization through the guidance of the Montessori philosophy and curriculum. Our aim in the classroom is to create a prepared environment that meets the needs of every child. Our goal is to provide children with a peaceful and beautiful place complete with organic gardens, farm animals to care for, and sustainable buildings that are teaching tools within themselves.
Pioneer Meadows is located on 5.6 acres in Ferndale adjacent to 20+ acres of open space. Our school will eventually be linked to a city-wide trail system, and we are within walking distance of the Ferndale city library.
In the fall of 2008 the families and staff of Pleasant Valley Montessori School became part of Pioneer Meadows Montessori School. The next fall Salmonberry Montessori in Bellingham also became part of Pioneer Meadows. Currently we have two Children’s House classrooms and one Elementary classroom.
In the fall of 2009 our elementary class moved into our first permanent building. Our Children’s House classes are accommodated in a state approved, formaldehyde-free temporary structure with all the needed amenities, including a spacious playground and raised beds for gardening. We are looking forward to the fall of 2011 when we plan to move into a new, larger building with four classrooms, each with their own outdoor classroom, so that children will be able to move freely from the indoors to the outside during work time. The outdoor classrooms will be furnished with child-sized workbenches, tables and supplies for educational activities. The children will also be able to enjoy an organic garden, a small fruit tree orchard, native and wildflower gardens, and a barn complete with farm animals to care for.