Welcome to Christian Montessori Academy
Christian Montessori Academy values the importance of family and community. As a family-owned, operated and attended school, we are committed to creating a safe and nurturing environment where children can thrive. Our Founder and Director Shany Palant was trained as an AMI Primary Guide and has worked in Montessori environments for nearly 20 years. Shany has worked as a guide, program director and assistant head of school as well as Spanish immersion guide.
With school curriculums and political agendas changing and shifting the main focus of education, Shany decided in order to better equip her family, and give other families an opportunity to learn in a safe environment she stepped out and began the process of opening her school. Shany has been married to her husband Matthew for 13 years and they have 4 beautiful children together. Matthew and Shany have done missions, lived abroad and started a primary school in Kenya. Shortly after their first child was born they moved from Mexico to Texas and have been a part of the local church serving in different capacities. All 4 of their children are currently enrolled in Christian Montessori Academy and we look forward to meeting your family and cultivating relationship and community which goes beyond just our school hours.
Welcome to Christian Montessori Academy
Christian Montessori Academy values the importance of family and community. As a family-owned, operated and attended school, we are committed to creating a safe and nurturing environment where children can thrive. Our Founder and Director Shany Palant was trained as an AMI Primary Guide and has worked in Montessori environments for nearly 20 years. Shany has worked as a guide, program director and assistant head of school as well as Spanish immersion guide.
With school curriculums and political agendas changing and shifting the main focus of education, Shany decided in order to better equip her family, and give other families an opportunity to learn in a safe environment she stepped out and began the process of opening her school. Shany has been married to her husband Matthew for 13 years and they have 4 beautiful children together. Matthew and Shany have done missions, lived abroad and started a primary school in Kenya. Shortly after their first child was born they moved from Mexico to Texas and have been a part of the local church serving in different capacities. All 4 of their children are currently enrolled in Christian Montessori Academy and we look forward to meeting your family and cultivating relationship and community which goes beyond just our school hours.
What we believe
At Christian Montessori Academy our dedicated team strives to create a safe and nurturing environment that empowers children to flourish and develop through the Montessori Method. We believe that each child is fearfully and wonderfully made and we desire to come alongside each child individually and help them discover their passion while pointing them toward growth and development. We believe that these early years are crucial in helping a child understand their identity as sons and daughters of God and how powerful they are and will empower them to grow in this.
What we believe
At Christian Montessori Academy our dedicated team strives to create a safe and nurturing environment that empowers children to flourish and develop through the Montessori Method. We believe that each child is fearfully and wonderfully made and we desire to come alongside each child individually and help them discover their passion while pointing them toward growth and development. We believe that these early years are crucial in helping a child understand their identity as sons and daughters of God and how powerful they are and will empower them to grow in this.
Our mission
Our mission is to provide a Christ-centered and family focused community that educates and nurtures our children’s development through the Montessori Method, preparing each one to become a compassionate leader with Integrity who honors God, to empower children with the capacity to change the world.
Our programs
Our mission
Our mission is to provide a Christ-centered and family focused community that educates and nurtures our children’s development through the Montessori Method, preparing each one to become a compassionate leader with Integrity who honors God, to empower children with the capacity to change the world.
Our programs
What is Montessori?
An education for independence, self-confidence, and lifelong flourishing.
“The goal of early childhood education should be to activiate the child’s own natrual desire to learn”
-Maria Montessori-
Who was Maria Montessori?
Maria Montessori was an Italian doctor, educator, and philosopher who discovered a new method of education—one that doesn’t fight against the nature of children, but understands their needs, taps into their immense abilities, and empowers them to take charge of their life.
Montessori first gained fame when she taught 3 and 4-year-olds to read and write without painstaking drills or intensive instruction.
Over the course of her career, Montessori worked closely with children of all ages, carefully designed learning materials to support their growth while respecting their agency, and shared her landmark discoveries and innovations in her many books and lectures.
The Montessori approach
Within our Montessori program, we hold reverence for this transformative work, offering children an array of meaningful choices and tools that truly reflect their dedication. Our objective is to attentively observe each child, comprehending their individual needs, and create an environment that fosters increasing independence—empowering them to meet their own requirements, cultivate their personal values, and take charge of their own remarkable journey.
A carefully prepared environment
To foster the child’s burgeoning independence and self-confidence, the Montessori environment is designed to create an accessible world of order, beauty, and enriching values. This is a world where they can gradually learn to meet their own needs—to feed themselves, clean up after themselves, to trust themselves.
The Montessori environment features:
- A simplified, beautiful space for children to explore
- Child-sized furniture and tools
- Logically organized materials on accessible shelves
- Consistent routines and lessons in practical life skills and care of the class environment
Intentionally designed learning materials
To capitalize on the child’s longing to explore, learn, and perfect their abilities, a Montessori environment provides a sequence of captivating materials that systematically build on one another. These materials offer foundational learning experiences—in motor control, sensorial exploration, math, literacy, and so much more—and allow the child to joyously move from one achievement to the next.
Montessori learning materials:
- Captivate the child’s interest, optimizing for sustained concentration
- Isolate the difficulty of skills so the child can focus and master them one at a time
- Offer sensorial feedback so the child can self-correct
- Provide access to advanced curriculum years ahead of their peers in traditional schools
One-on-one guidance and support
To capitalize on the child’s longing to explore, learn, and perfect their abilities, a Montessori environment provides a sequence of captivating materials that systematically build on one another. These materials offer foundational learning experiences—in motor control, sensorial exploration, math, literacy, and so much more—and allow the child to joyously move from one achievement to the next.
Montessori learning materials:
- Captivate the child’s interest, optimizing for sustained concentration
- Isolate the difficulty of skills so the child can focus and master them one at a time
- Offer sensorial feedback so the child can self-correct
- Provide access to advanced curriculum years ahead of their peers in traditional schools
The freedom to follow their own path
To account for the unique abilities and interests of every child and to cultivate their sense of agency and love of learning, a Montessori environment gives children tremendous liberty to take charge of their education. Children are free to choose their own materials, to set them up on a table or work mat, and to practice with them for 5 minutes or 3 hours—for as much time as they need to achieve mastery.
Children in a Montessori classroom:
- Move, explore, and collaborate freely with their classmates
- Direct their own path to mastery by concentrating on materials of their choice
- Refine their ability to exert effort, persist, and fix mistakes
- Cultivate an earned sense of self-confidence in their ability to make decisions
Come visit us
We invite you to come and take a tour of Christian Montessori Academy in North Richland Hills, Texas. We are creating a safe and Biblically based environment for our children and yours to grow and develop. Here you will witness firsthand the love and nurturing environment we have created for your precious children. Discover how our Christ-centered approach, combined with the Montessori method, cultivates a love for learning, fosters character development, and instills values that align with our family's beliefs. We are eager to share our vision of creating compassionate leaders who honor God and are empowered to make a positive impact in the world. Come and experience the spirit of our community as we embark on this journey together.
What Our Families are Saying
What Our Families are Saying
Within the child lies the fate of the future.
Discover a curriculum that nurtures independence, creativity, and a passion for learning. Take the first step to provide your child with the irreplaceable gift of a Montessori education by booking a school tour today.
