In Montessori, the child is the curriculum—yet many new microschool founders still search for the perfect boxed program. In the rush to open, curriculum planning often becomes an afterthought, overshadowed by the urgency to finalize spaces, schedules, and branding. The result? Too often, leaders turn to online or pre-packaged curricula to manage multiple ages, and without realizing it, end up recreating public school on a smaller scale.
While these quick solutions can feel efficient, they often miss the deeper, hands-on, relationship-driven learning that children need. There’s a better way—one rooted in over a century of child development science. Montessori was built for exactly this: blending independence with guidance, structure with flexibility, and creating a classroom community where children learn at their own pace.
Meridian’s microschool mentorship, in partnership with The Institute of Montessori Training (IMT), offers a streamlined path forward: IMT’s shorter, highly focused Montessori training with a robust video lesson library, paired with small group coaching from Meridian to help you implement it meaningfully and sustainably.
When authentic Montessori training meets personalized implementation support, curriculum stops being something you “plug in”—and starts becoming something you design around each child.