For more information about Frost Montessori, visit www.frostmontessori.com, call 434-979-5223, or email hello@frostmontessori.com. Public business address: 1553 Delphi Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911. Service area: Charlottesville
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At Frost Montessori, the classroom is arranged for discovery
Low shelves, hands-on materials and room to explore give a Montessori classroom a particular kind of order. At Frost Montessori School near Charlottesville, that environment is part of an approach to early childhood education that has guided the school since 1997.
Low shelves, hands-on materials and room to explore give a Montessori classroom a particular kind of order. At Frost Montessori School near Charlottesville, that environment is part of an approach to early childhood education that has guided the school since 1997.
Frost serves children from 24 months through age six. Its programs span the toddler years, Children's House and kindergarten, allowing the school to work with children through a period of rapid changes in language, independence and social development.
Head of school Kedra Hauser describes an environment designed around the developmental stage and individual needs of each child. Montessori-trained teachers guide work with materials children can handle and investigate, rather than relying entirely on group instruction. The school pairs freedom within limits with a curriculum that includes phonics-based reading.
The purpose extends beyond academic preparation. Frost gives attention to children's social, physical and emotional development alongside intellectual growth. In that setting, learning to participate in a classroom community is part of the work, as is developing the confidence to attempt a task independently.
The relationship with parents is another deliberate part of the school. Frost emphasizes consistency between home and school, with opportunities for observation and conferences that help families understand what their children are doing. That connection gives a parent more context than a brief account of the day's activities can provide.
Program schedules offer both shorter and extended days, with early-arrival and aftercare options. Those arrangements make the school day a practical consideration as well as an educational one for families comparing programs. Parents can visit the Delphi Drive campus to see the classrooms and discuss which setting may suit their child.
After nearly three decades, Frost's identity remains closely tied to the earliest years of learning. Its contribution is a prepared place where young children can encounter new materials, practice emerging skills and begin to see themselves as capable learners—with teachers and parents sharing a role in that progress.
