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Defining Moments

A range of Signature Experiences enhance the academic program at WMS. Not often encountered in the traditional classroom, these opportunities inspire intellectual curiosity, foster resilience and encourage self-awareness—skills they’ll need to thrive in a changing world.

Create & Compete

Fundamental to the WMS experience, daily athletic and artistic opportunities help shape our students’ self-confidence, motivation and well-being. Formal lessons within a classroom setting as well as the freedom to explore individual pursuits inspire students to become creative thinkers and courageous doers.

You Belong

The culture of our school community is based on respect, inclusiveness and collaboration. Working in partnership with students and families, teachers build trusting and long lasting relationships. Mixed-age classes strengthen the experience. This approach enhances each student’s sense of belonging and facilitates optimal learning.

Invest in WMS

Like all schools, WMS depends on voluntary support to maintain its financial well-being and to meet operating costs. For more than 50 years, members of the WMS community have made generous contributions to ensure a quality education for our students and those who will follow in their footsteps.

In Celebration & Gratitude

Slated for Saturday, February 24, 2018, this year’s annual auction will be a special evening celebrating Pat Werner for her 43 years of leadership and supporting the WMS the community we hold dear. As it is our biggest and most important event, we invite all members of the WMS community—past and present—to contribute, attend and participate in the auction.

wms library

The WMS library is readily accessible to all students, parents and teachers. Since research in recent years has been facilitated by the many available online sources, the library focuses on promoting reading. To that end, several programs are available to students. Once a week students take turns reading to Bailey, the reading dog. Also, every week lower school students partner with lower elementary students for reading in the library. Several times a year there is a Third Year book discussion here, as well.

In addition, the WMS library page offers online resources for specific interests, as well as some good research sites.

Browse our library catalog online.

Recommended Internet Resources for Information and Research

This is a directory of selected trusted websites which are kept current. Information is general.

An educational site with information about civic topics, iCivics.com was founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to make students aware of their government and its functions.

Smithsonian site that answers questions about art, culture, history and science. It uses characters for each subject to symbolize the questions the Smithsonian deals with on a daily basis.

From the largest library in the world, students can access many primary sources, such as letters, diaries, tapes, films, maps, etc. Included are links to other parts of the Library of Congress website (www.loc.gov) with many more items online

This is a search engine for students, teachers and parents that includes many trusted resources, is multi-disciplinary and is updated frequently. It helps students find the most relevant results quickly and easily.

This site is for searching for information about animals and their habitats, among other things. It offers many good photographs and explanations.

*Password Needed. This provides information on various science topics, such as biology, physics, astronomy, technology and math. It includes different types of resources from academic journals, newspapers and magazines, as well as videos, charts and photographs.

Handbooks & Directories

School Calendar

News & Photo Gallery

Washington Montessori School

240 Litchfield Turnpike · New Preston, CT 06777

Washington Montessori School has a strong commitment to the principles and practices of diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin, or physical or mental disability status in the administration of our educational and admissions policies, employment policies, or other school-administered programs. We will make reasonable modifications to our policies, practices and procedures to promote equal educational opportunities for students with physical and mental disabilities. If you have any questions about these policies please contact Pat Werner, Head of School.