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Woodrow Wilson Montessori

Woodrow Wilson Montessori School is Houston’s first public all-Montessori campus. In 2003, Friends of Montessori petitioned Houston ISD for an all-Montessori campus. In 2005, Houston ISD and FOM entered a partnership, designating Woodrow Wilson Elementary for a public all-Montessori program. Wilson began transitioning to Montessori instruction in the Fall of 2005. It became a full Montessori school in 2008 and was renamed Wilson Montessori; In 2008 it also started its Middle school community with 7th grade, adding the 8th grade in 2009. Wilson Montessori is an Associate Member School of the American Montessori Society.

Wilson Montessori currently serves students ages 3-12, in Pre-K through 8th grade in both English and Bilingual classrooms. The Montessori classroom is a specially designed environment in which children develop a community over a three-year period. In addition, children experience a spiraling, connected curriculum founded on Montessori principles where they develop a love for learning through self-directed work and thought.

Wilson Montessori is committed to creating a student-centered learning environment that seeks to nurture the unique creativity of each child through the efforts of a dedicated and caring staff, parents and community. The learning environment focuses on strategies aimed at helping students achieve academic excellence and become responsible life-long learners and contributing members of society.

Woodrow Wilson Elementary was built in 1924 on the site of the home of Republic of Texas president Mirabeau B. Lamar. In 1925, Wilson opened and became the showplace school of the city for many years. Among the school’s most famous alumni are journalist Walter Cronkite and former Texas Governor, Mark White.

In 2010/11 FOM at Wilson has supported Wilson Montessori in the following ways:

• Funded the Children's Garden and Urban Harvest program and instruction serving all our campus students  $18,500
• Purchased materials for the Middle school classroom $6,700
• Supported Middle school students at Blackwood Nature and Cho-Yeh Camps $3737
• Sent Middle school students to the Alley Theater to see A Christmas Carol   $780
• Supported teacher professional development at the AMS and PMET conferences  $4,1870
• Payed the AMS (American Montessori Society) dues of which Wilson is an Associate Member  $3,186
• Supported grant proposals for Wilson Wonderground in the amount of $15,300
• Funded the creation of an outdoor learning environment for the Wilson Wonderground SPARK-Wilson by contributing $20,000