West Side Montessori is a private school for children thirteen months through eighth grade serving the communities of Toledo, Sylvania, Perrysburg, Southeast Michigan, and surrounding areas. It is the only Montessori accredited school in Toledo and Perrysburg. The school is recognized by the American Montessori Society as one of the largest Montessori schools in Ohio. The school has been encouraging academic excellence in a nurturing, child-centered environment for over 35 years.

The American Montessori Society accredits the school. West Side Montessori meets all of the State of Ohio curriculum requirements for K-8.

For more information, call for a personal tour, 419.866.1931.Group tours are hosted every Thursday morning at 9:00 am starting in the main office at the McCord Campus.

What makes the Montessori method different from traditional methods? Watch this video for a great illustration.

Incredible ideas...where do they come from? And where do people like Steve Jobs and the Google guys learn to think like that? The answer: in schools like West Side Montessori, where children learn by exploring what interests them and are encouraged to develop their natural curiosity. The founders of today's most innovative enterprises - Apple, Google, Wikipedia, Amazon - they're all Montessori learners.

Google founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, discuss their experiences as Montessori students.

Rated Best Preschool in Toledo...Again!

The votes have been tallied and it’s official - West Side Montessori is the Best Preschool according to the Toledo Area Parent News' Family Favorites 2010 Contest. West Side was named the winner in the publication after hundreds of local parents sent in their votes. This is the third time that West Side Montessori has won this honor.

The accolades don’t stop there – West Side Montessori’s summer camp, Summer at West Side, was also named Best Summer Day Camp. This is the second time that Summer at West Side has won the top spot.