MSO Updates

Please visit our COVID-19 Updates page for the newest information on the upcoming school year.

Calendar of Events

(2023-2024) View or Download PDF

Hot Lunch Schedule

February/March 2024

Quick and easy lunch ideas:

Natasha's Kitchen

Lauren's Latest

Pinterest School Lunch Ideas

Modern Honey

Veggies Don't Bite

School Hours

(805) 649-2525 (Main Office)

(805) 649-1543 (Child Care)

To report a student absent or tardy, please email mso@montessorischoolofojai.org

  • Room 4 Infant (0-18 months) - 8:30-1:00 p.m.

  • Room 3 Toddler/Pre K (18-24 months) - 8:30-1:30 p.m.

  • Room 9- Toddler/Pre K (24-36 months)- 8:30-1:30 p.m.

  • Room 1 & Room 2 (Ages 3-6) - 8:30-2:00 p.m.

  • Room 6 Lower Elementary - 8:15-2:00 p.m.

  • Room 8 Upper Elementary - 8:15-2:15 p.m.

  • Room 7 Middle School - 8:00-2:30 p.m.

All classes are dismissed at 12:30 p.m. each Wednesday for staff meetings.

  • Child Care - 7:30-5:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday

  • Main Office - 8:00-4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday

2023-2024 Parent Handbook

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2019 - 2020 Newsletters

September 2019 PDF
October 2019 PDF
November 2019 PDF
December 2019 PDF
January 2020 PDF
February 2020 PDF April 2020 PDF May 2020 PDF

Montessori Resources

The Absorbent Mind by Dr. Maria Montessori

The Absorbent Teacher blog by MSO Upper Elementary teacher, Ruby

Teach Me to Do It Myself: Montessori Activities for You and Your Child by Maja Pitamic

The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being by Simone Davies

Montessori: A Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard