Montessori Children's House
Where kids learn, play, grow, and thrive!
If you are looking for an exceptional and affordable Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary school in Virginia Beach, come visit Montessori Children's House.
We invite you see first-hand how a warm, nurturing environment, small class sizes, traditional hands-on Montessori learning, and individual attention can help your child reach his or her full potential.
MCH has been helping Virginia Beach children thrive for over 50 years! Check out our pages about enrollment, tuition, curriculum, and more to learn more about our school.
The MCH Way
Guided play & personalized learning
Montessori students outperform their peers
Hands on STEM teaches & inspires
MCH Photo Gallery
What is Montessori education?
Montessori is a system of education that was developed in Italy more than 100 years ago, and has become popular throughout the world.
It relies on hands-on learning and positive reinforcement to encourage and promote children's natural curiosity about their world.
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Montessori methods have been confirmed by modern research on educational outcomes. The results are in: Montessori kids thrive!
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For more information about what a Montessori education entails, follow the link below.
Curriculum
Elements
Personalized
Learning
Independent
Exploration
Group Instruction
Multisensory
Approach
Learning by Doing
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Modern STEM
& Multimedia
Extracurricular Activities
All of our MCH students participate in Music, Art, Spanish, Japanese & Origami and STEM lessons during the normal school day! We coordinate informal after school activities like a casual running club, and we also offer piano lessons as an extracurricular activity (by availability). We hope to add additional extracurricular offerings soon.
Summer Camp
Our summer session runs from mid-June (end of school year) through the end of August. We have tons of fun with outdoor play, weekly field trips/activity days, and lots more! Plus, by student request, this summer we are going to do STEAM all summer long!
It’s going to be a STEAMy summer at MCH!
Science - Technology - Engineering - Art - Math
01. Natural science
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Growing food for kids and pollinators in our revamped kids garden
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Lifecycle of the ladybug, with live ladybug release
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Raising and releasing monarch & swallowtail butterflies
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Visiting animal friends (baby goats and bunny rabbits)
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Touring a veterinary hospital
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02. Aeronautics & Rocketry
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Discovering principles of aviation design
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Building, and testing paper airplanes
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Building and launching model rockets
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Learning about our region’s aviation history
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Building and flying kites
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Fun with stomp rockets
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03. Engineering & Builder
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Constructing cardboard forts, cities, castles, and whatever students can imagine during free-build sessions
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Lego challenges and free play
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Hydro engineering and water play
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Experimenting with solar-powered projects
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Problem-solving and design challenges
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Electronic circuit design