Why Choose Butler School?

At Butler School we value…

An outstanding Montessori education for children three years old through eight grade including:


• A culture of respect, trust, and responsibility.
• A caring community of teachers, staff, children and parents where families form friendships that endure.
• Our beautiful campus of fields, creeks, woods, hiking trails, gardens, stables and a greenhouse where children can explore and learn about the natural world which is their backyard.
• The collective experience, wisdom, knowledge and stability that our teachers and administrators have been offering to children for almost 40 years.

Our Montessori Primary Classes….

• Serve children ages 3 to 6
• Offer “Year Round & School Year” programs.
• Half Day
• Full Day (9:00 to 3:00)
• All Day (7:45 to 5:30)
• Are held in beautiful, fully equipped classrooms with lovely views of the outdoors and lots of natural light.
• Include a bathroom in each room.

Our Montessori Elementary Classes….

• Serve children ages 6 to 12
• Provide a sanctuary for children to learn and grow at their own pace, including time to pursue individual interests.
• Encourage open communication with a strong focus on peer mediation and conflict resolution.
• Individual conferencing with teachers to help with goal setting.
• Mimic the “real world” experience… students can move around the classroom, brainstorm and share ideas/lessons with others and develop individualized work plans.

Our Intermediate Class….

• Serves young adolescents in 7th and 8th grades.
• Supports the academic, physical, emotional and social development of the young adolescent during the transition from childhood to young adult.
• Challenges students to work to their highest potential and to be authentic; to think for themselves, to reflect, to question, to listen and to develop their unique “voice”.
• Provides opportunities for self-expression through arts, music, cooking and construction, allowing for the adolescent’s natural tendencies to talk, express and create.
• The belief that children have an innate love of learning fueled by continuous opportunities for exploration.
• Learning HOW to learn not just WHAT to learn.
• Encourage decision making and independent, creative thinking.