Montessori Kindergarten Program
Our Montessori kindergarten program offers a meaningful capstone year in early childhood education, a year when your child steps into deeper academic exploration, bilingual fluency, growing independence, and the leadership role they have been preparing for since their first days in our Montessori classroom. Exclusive to our West Bellevue campus, our international kindergarten curriculum blends the Montessori method with intentional language development, giving your child a strong academic foundation and the confidence to move into elementary school with joy and curiosity. Rooted in Dr. Maria Montessori's belief that children learn best through purposeful, hands-on experiences, our kindergarten classroom provides a nurturing environment where children work at their own pace, strengthen critical thinking, and thrive as role models within their community.
Schedule a tour, visit our Montessori school, and experience the inspiring growth that unfolds in our kindergarten program.
We Offer a World-Class Curriculum That Inspires Students to Make an Impact
We provide full-time programs for children between the ages of 12 months and 2nd grade. By pairing our advanced academic curriculum with an engaging learning environment, our programs are designed to provide students with a deep understanding and effective application of knowledge. We are committed to delivering high-quality educational programs to local families. We have three campuses in the Seattle and Bellevue area, offering exceptional children's education programs.
Our Montessori Kindergarten Program Enrollment
Ages Served
Children ages 5 to 6 (eligible kindergarteners)
Location
Our Montessori kindergarten program is offered exclusively at our West Bellevue campus (2227 112th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004)
Schedule Options
Full-day schedule
Hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:30 PM
Potty Training Required
Yes, students must be fully independent with toileting.
Curriculum Focus
Our Montessori kindergarten curriculum strengthens language development, advanced literacy, expanded math concepts, cultural studies, science investigations, geography, leadership skills, and deeper practical life and sensorial refinement. Through our prepared classroom environment, your child builds self-confidence, independence, problem-solving, cultural understanding, and academic readiness for elementary school.
Daily Routine
Each day includes morning greetings, literacy lessons, Montessori work cycles, extended math practice, hands-on science and cultural studies, leadership opportunities, project-based learning, outdoor play, and community-building activities. These rhythms help kindergarteners feel capable, purposeful, and excited to learn.
Classroom Experience
In our Montessori kindergarten classroom, children work confidently with advanced Montessori materials, take on leadership roles, and receive individualized lessons that support their strengths and growth areas. Our Montessori-trained guides blend direct instruction with child-led exploration, creating a nurturing environment where learning is joyful, meaningful, and connected to real-world understanding.
About Our Montessori Kindergarten Program
Kindergarten is a transformative year, one where children move from early exploration into deeper understanding, independence, and responsibility. At International Montessori Academy, our Montessori kindergarten curriculum aligns with both U.S. and international standards, allowing students to progress confidently toward elementary expectations while still benefiting from a peaceful, hands-on Montessori classroom environment. Research from the American Montessori Society confirms that kindergarten-age children learn best through self-directed work, collaboration, and concrete materials that lead naturally into abstract thinking. In this supportive environment, your child receives individualized guidance, meaningful academic challenges, and the space to grow into a confident, compassionate learner and global citizen.
From Age 5 to Age 6: How Our Kindergarten Program Supports Your Child's Development
By the time children reach kindergarten, they arrive with growing curiosity, expanding social awareness, and a readiness to take on more complex academic work. At this age, research shows that children begin strengthening early executive functioning, developing early reading fluency, grasping foundational math concepts, and building the confidence needed for leadership and collaboration. In our Montessori kindergarten classrooms, we intentionally support each of these milestones through hands-on materials, different language experiences, and a nurturing environment that allows your child to work at their own pace. This approach aligns with developmental guidance from the CDC, NAEYC, and the American Montessori Society.
Practical Life Skills for Kindergarten Readiness & Executive Functioning
At 5 and 6 years old, children are developing the ability to plan, follow multi-step tasks, regulate emotions, and persist through challenges, these skills are key executive functioning skills. In our kindergarten practical life curriculum, your child practices responsibility, care of the environment, leadership, and community awareness, all of which strengthen concentration, self-control, patience, and independence.
Sensorial Exploration for Logical Thinking & Early Abstraction
Through sensorial exploration, our Kindergarteners refine their visual, tactile, and auditory discrimination skills, which are essential for reading, measurement, geometry, and scientific thinking. Montessori sensorial materials help children compare, sequence, sort, and analyze, supporting age-appropriate milestones in reasoning and classification.
Language Foundations for Reading Fluency & Confident Communication
Around age 5-6, children begin blending sounds, building sentences, and reading early texts with increasing fluency. In our kindergarten classrooms, Montessori materials such as sandpaper letters, phonetic objects, grammar symbols, bilingual vocabulary lessons, and the Moveable Alphabet help your child strengthen decoding, writing, and oral language skills.
Mathematics for Concrete Understanding & Problem-Solving Confidence
Five- and six-year-olds are developmentally ready to understand quantity, place value, and simple operations, skills that become the basis for later abstract math. Montessori math materials, such as golden beads, number rods, bead chains, and the decimal system, allow your child to explore these concepts through touch and movement.
Cultural Studies for Expanding Curiosity & Global Awareness
At this age, children begin forming an understanding of community, cultures, the natural world, and their place in it. Through geography puzzles, botany and zoology classification, early history stories, science experiments, and world art, our kindergarten curriculum nurtures curiosity, respect, and cultural understanding.
Montessori Kindergarten Program Enrollment and Registration
We'd love to welcome your family into our kindergarten community. Learn more about our admissions and enrollment process, and schedule a tour to see our Montessori kindergarten program in action.
Why Families Trust International Montessori Academy in West Bellevue
Families choose International Montessori Academy because our kindergarten year offers a deeply thoughtful, academically rich experience where your child is known, supported, and inspired to learn with confidence.
We offer:
- Montessori-trained educators who understand early childhood education and guide every child's development with warmth and expertise.
- An engaging classroom environment that blends child-led learning with intentional academic instruction.
- Bilingual program options that strengthen communication, cultural understanding, and cognitive development.
- Accreditations by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
- A community where parents feel supported, children feel capable, and learning feels meaningful every day.
Together, these elements create a kindergarten year filled with purpose, growth, leadership, and joyful discovery.
A Montessori Private School Serving West Bellevue, Washington
We'd love for you to experience what makes our international curriculum for kindergarteners so special. Visit our campus, meet the guides who will nurture your child's growth and education. Start your admissions journey today!
Other Montessori Programs Available at Our Locations
Our Montessori toddler program, available at all three of our campuses, nurtures early independence, language exposure, and foundational motor skills, gently preparing your little one for future learning.
Our Montessori preschool program, available at all three of our campuses, strengthens early literacy, math readiness, bilingual communication, and confidence through hands-on, self-directed Montessori learning.
Our Montessori Pre-K program, available at all three of our campuses, deepens academic foundations, expands language immersion, and builds responsibility and concentration as children prepare for their kindergarten year.
Our Montessori lower elementary program continues child's education with comprehensive curriculum. This is an inquiry-driven academic experience that strengthens critical thinking, independence, and cultural understanding and is available exclusively at our West Bellevue campus.
Our Spanish immersion model helps children develop strong bilingual communication through daily conversational practice, stories, and meaningful cultural experiences.
Our Mandarin immersion model immerses children in rich oral language, hands-on materials, and daily routines that build fluency and cultural appreciation.
Other Montessori Programs Available at Our Locations
Our Montessori toddler program, available at all three of our campuses, nurtures early independence, language exposure, and foundational motor skills, gently preparing your little one for future learning.
Our Montessori preschool program, available at all three of our campuses, strengthens early literacy, math readiness, bilingual communication, and confidence through hands-on, self-directed Montessori learning.
Our Montessori Pre-K program, available at all three of our campuses, deepens academic foundations, expands language immersion, and builds responsibility and concentration as children prepare for their kindergarten year.
Our Montessori lower elementary program continues child's education with comprehensive curriculum. This is an inquiry-driven academic experience that strengthens critical thinking, independence, and cultural understanding and is available exclusively at our West Bellevue campus.
Our Spanish immersion model helps children develop strong bilingual communication through daily conversational practice, stories, and meaningful cultural experiences.
Our Mandarin immersion model immerses children in rich oral language, hands-on materials, and daily routines that build fluency and cultural appreciation.
Parent Reviews
Punthawat H.
January 14, 2025
Excellent take care kids and friendly.
Wenjing Q.
November 5, 2024
Loving teachers and that our kid is able to have the same teachers for the past year.
Siddhi G.
July 2, 2024
The environment at the school is so warm and welcoming to the children. The teachers are also very caring and take great efforts to ensure that the kids are doing well in school. We are very happy with how well our child is doing at International Montessori Academy.
Michelle H.
May 14, 2024
The teachers and staff are fantastic. it feels like home and my kids are happy there. I also really like the curriculum design.
Weiwei L.
March 5, 2024
The teachers are very good, elegant environment, unique teaching
Helen L.
January 10, 2024
Absolutely fantastic teachers!
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Montessori Kindergarten Program
Our Montessori classroom uses hands-on materials and individualized lessons that help younger students and older students alike develop independence, concentration, and academic readiness. Research from the American Montessori Society shows that evidence-based Montessori teaching methods strengthen early executive functioning and knowledge, and deepen understanding across subject areas.
Schedule a Tour Of Our Montessori School
We would love to welcome your family into our Montessori kindergarten community at West Bellevue. Schedule a tour today and see firsthand how this remarkable year prepares children for a bright, confident future.