WEM HISTORY:

The Whole Earth Montessori School was founded in 1986 for the purpose of providing opportunity for children to maximize their potential by creating an environment in which each child can grow at his or her own time and way all while learning respect for self, others and the environment that all people share.

In 1990 Whole Earth Montessori moved to a 2.5-acre campus with a greenhouse, stream, pond, and woodland area for nature studies. Students work together to care for the school grounds, gardens, and for the protection of wildlife.

In the summer of 1992 the one hundred year old barn on the school property was remodeled into an additional classroom. “The Barn” welcomed its first students in September of 1992.  In January of 2005, the upper level of the barn opened to serve as a gathering place for parents and serves as the administrative offices for the school.

In January of 2009 after four long years of working with the City of Bothell the Whole Earth Montessori School began construction on the infrastructure for a new three-classroom building utilizing environmentally sound geo-thermal and solar panels for sustainability.

WEM MISSION:

Believing that children are the most valuable natural resource on Earth in that they hold within themselves a potential new beginning for humanity, the following goals have been established for Whole Earth Montessori students:

• Develop in each child a respect for self as a unique individual having a vital role to play in the overall scheme of life on Earth.
• Develop in each child a respect for others, an appreciation for the similarities as well as the differences that exist among the people of the world.
• Develop in each child a respect for the environment all people share and an awareness of the need to preserve and protect it for all living things.
• Nurture in each child the basic, universal human values of truth, right action, peace, love, and non-violence.

Objectives for achieving these goals will utilize the philosophy, methods, and materials advocated by Dr. Maria Montessori.

WEM VISION:

Our vision is a world in which each individual has respect for self, others, and the environment all living things share.  Because we believe children to be the most valuable natural resource on Earth and the best hope for the realization of our vision, we will continue to offer a prepared Montessori classroom in which each child can grow in his or her own time and way toward an unknown potential; mentally, emotionally, socially, and creatively.