Our students range in age from 1.5 to 12 years. Our four Learning Stages are:
Infant Community, ages 1.5-3
Children’s House, ages 3-6
Lower Elementary, ages 6-9 (Grades 1-3)
Upper Elementary, ages 9-12 (Grades 4-6)
*Note: we do not accept new students in Grade 6.

The VMS Parent and Infant Program, designed for children 6 to 16 months of age, is available on Saturday mornings. We encourage parents and the child to enroll in this program to explore on a deeper level Montessori method and to learn from the Montessori philosophy how to observe and to start guiding your child at home.

Being a family of Valencia Montessori School, means belonging to a community, a community of people who believe that education comes in various shapes and sizes, that inclusivity creates a better world, and that are eager to be part of the new generation of thinkers.We are honored to share the school project with a multi-generational community. Many local families take part in the Community with families who have moved from abroad by introducing themselves and making them feel at home.

Throughout the school year, we create opportunities to gather such as through our School for Families program, the yoga practice for parents, library nights, and special celebrations. There are also many other parent-initiated activities like fitness groups, volunteer efforts…The Parent Association (PA) is an active part of our school whose voice is highly valuable to the constant growth and evolution of our community. They also help with student/class celebrations.

We are a Montessori School following the principles of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI). As an international school settled in Valencia, Spain, we work with the Common Core State Standards (following the American Curriculum) and the Valencian Ministry of Education Curriculum for Spanish and Valencian (from Grade 1).Curriculum is, in the simplest terms, a description of what, why, how and when students should learn. A principal objective of a quality curriculum is, in a fair and inclusive manner, to enable students to acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and values, and the associated capabilities and competencies to lead meaningful and productive lives.

Unintended learning can occur anywhere – inside or outside the classroom – and is largely ‘uncontrolled’. It can emanate from, for example, the ethos or culture of the school, from relationships between students and teachers and between students themselves and from how students understand the way things are in their world.Curriculum can be understood as the totality of what children learn while at school – including what they learn through classroom activities; in interdisciplinary tasks; across the school, for example, in the playground, at lunch time when eating (civic responsibilities, etc.). This curricular totality also includes opportunities for wider achievement through sports, music, design and technology, art.The school project embraces a Nutrition Education Program and Environmental Education Program as part of the whole curriculum. For us curriculum is defined in a holistic, process-oriented way.

“Adaptation to the environment is the first necessity.” — Maria MontessoriAdaptation is a process that can be slow or fast, it depends on the child and where he/she is emotionally, their level of maturity, and physical capabilities.

This process follows the child’s sensitive periods, critical stages where they are learning about their environments.Providing a prepared environment that is enticing and stimulating helps the child to develop and learn with confidence and security. Depending on the child’s stage, there is a progressive adaptation to have a smooth transition from home to school.