Gateway Montessori is a small, family-centered, not-for-profit educational institution located in a vibrant, multi-cultural Chicago neighborhood. Our school currently has one Community classroom (ages 15 months to 3 years), two Children’s House classrooms (ages 3 to 6 years), and one Elementary class utilizing two rooms (ages 6-12), with an Adolescent program (ages 12-14) planned.

Part of our commitment to quality Montessori education is to mentor and/or sponsor interested persons in becoming trained. To date, Gateway has helped 10 persons acquire their Montessori diplomas.

All our Guides (teachers) hold Montessori diplomas as well as college degrees, and all our classrooms are equipped with AMI-approved Montessori materials. Gateway is licensed by both the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services and the City of Chicago. The school is accredited by the by Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), the organization founded by Dr. Maria Montessori herself in 1929. www.amiusa.org

Gateway Montessori is an excellent school that provides a high-quality, Montessori-based, child-centered education by nurturing the potential within each child.