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Welcome to the Knoxville
Montessori School

Preparing Children for the World!

 

"The first duty  Knoxville Montessori School
of an education
is to stir up life,
but leave it free
to develop."
~ Maria Montessori

 

 

The Knoxville Montessori School (KMS) is a non-profit private school centrally located on Kingston Pike in Knoxville, TN. We offer high-quality preschool and elementary education through fifth grade based on the educational method developed by Dr. Maria Montessori.

Since its founding in 1966, KMS has provided a supportive instructional environment for families interested in an alternative to public education.

  • To learn what KMS parents, grandparents, and alumni think of our school, visit the Testimonials page.
  • For information about how our students do after they leave KMS, visit the Beyond KMS page.

If you have questions about KMS or if you would like more information about our work, you can contact us at 865-525-6042 or kms (at) knoxvillemontessori.org.

Thank you for your interest in KMS.
 

News

"Language in a Montessori Classroom" - How do students learn to read in a Montessori class? Valerie Kuentz answers this question in an article from our November/December newsletter. For details, click here. [12/8/13]

"The Importance of Practical Life Lessons" - a wonderful article from our September newsletter by Valerie Kuentz, our Senior Primary I Teacher. that explains why Practical Life is such an important part of Montessori education. As Ms. Kuentz points out, " the Practical Life area is absolutely essential as the foundation for later (more academic) work." (more . . .) [11/11/13]

The Bearden Shopper News ran a wonderful article about KMS on Monday, 10/28/13, focused on our summer remodeling and future plans. (more . . .) [10/29/13]

KMS Alumni/Alumnae - We would love to hear about your experiences at KMS and how your Montessori training helped in your later schooling and beyond. Please take a few minutes to fill out the KMS Alumni Survey. And please let other KMS alums know about the survey as well. We would love to have as much feedback as possible to share with current and prospective parents and to guide our future work. Thanks to everyone for your help! [6/20/13]

For more news, visit the KMS Blog and the KMS Facebook Page.