Welcome to The Marlowe School – Premier Montessori Preschool in BuckheadAt The Marlowe School, located in the heart of Buckhead, our mission is to foster a nurturing and enriched environment where children thrive academically and emotionally. As a leading Montessori preschool in Buckhead, we are dedicated to igniting a love for learning and helping each child achieve their full potential.Our approach combines personalized instruction with a strong focus on building essential work habits. This unique method empowers children to tackle challenges confidently and successfully. We inspire our students to explore and investigate, nurturing their natural curiosity about the world. Our Montessori curriculum transforms school into an exciting adventure, encouraging a lifelong passion for learning and discovery.Experience the difference at The Marlowe School – where your child's journey to academic excellence and personal growth begins.
The Marlowe School
"The most important period of life is not the age of university, but the first one - the period from birth to the age of six." - Dr. Maria Montessori
Our Classroom
When you walk into one of our classrooms, the first thing you notice is that everyone is busy. There is a variety of activity in the classroom as well as a great deal of movement: one child is counting beads on a hundred chain, labeling each group of ten; others are working on a puzzle map of South America. A child sits on a rocking chair as she reads to herself, and over in the corner of the room, a teacher introduces a new activity to a small group of children.
Each child is engaged with an activity of choice. He will complete the activity cycle and then may continue using the material as long as it holds his interest. When he is finished, he will return the material to the shelf and select another. The spirit of the room is calm and joyful as the children focus on their work choice. Each child experiences a blend of freedom and self-discipline as he fulfills his natural curiosity about the world around him in a place especially designed to meet his developmental needs.
Practical Life
Practical Life exercise are everyday activities that form a link between home and school. They include exercises such as dusting, sweeping, washing windows, buttoning, zipping, lacing, and weaving. These activities assist children in their development of independence, controlled and coordinated movement, order, activity completion, confidence, and self-discipline.
Sensorial
Stop and think about our busy world and imagine all the impressions your child is absorbing. Wherever they go, they see colors and shapes, feel textures, hear sounds, and smell odors.
Sensorial materials each isolate one quality (texture, size, shape, color, sound, etc.) so the child’s full attention is focused on that quality. They are designed to not only assist the child’s ongoing process of classifying his environment but also help with order and sequence.
Sensorial materials each isolate one quality (texture, size, shape, color, sound, etc.) so the child’s full attention is focused on that quality. They are designed to not only assist the child’s ongoing process of classifying his environment but also help with order and sequence.
Other Curriculum Areas
At The Marlowe School, the world of the young child is enriched through the special magic of music and art. Through the use of timelines, wooden maps, and nature study, our children are given a passport into the realm of science, history and geography. These activities assist the child in developing an appreciation for the arts and in encouraging curiosity and a budding interest for later study during the elementary years.
Language Arts
Young children have a special sensitivity to language which enables them to absorb the language of his family unit and expand his vocabulary incredibly without conscious effort.
In order to assist our students in their development of a rich, full vocabulary, language work begins on the first day a child enters the class and continues daily throughout his stay. By broadening his vocabulary, the child is able to better classify his world and lay a foundation for further study.
Language development occurs daily and includes the whole spectrum of ways in which language can be used, including stories, poetry, songs and conversation.
Through the use of phonics, our children are given the key to early reading. As with all areas of our curriculum, reading instruction is individualized and begins when the child shows interest and readiness.
Our goal is not just teaching the mechanics of reading (the decoding of words) but developing total reading (the ability to extract the thought expressed by the author). Most of our preschoolers will enter kindergarten reading fluently. Once the children start reading to learn, the doors to learning truly opened.
In order to assist our students in their development of a rich, full vocabulary, language work begins on the first day a child enters the class and continues daily throughout his stay. By broadening his vocabulary, the child is able to better classify his world and lay a foundation for further study.
Language development occurs daily and includes the whole spectrum of ways in which language can be used, including stories, poetry, songs and conversation.
Through the use of phonics, our children are given the key to early reading. As with all areas of our curriculum, reading instruction is individualized and begins when the child shows interest and readiness.
Our goal is not just teaching the mechanics of reading (the decoding of words) but developing total reading (the ability to extract the thought expressed by the author). Most of our preschoolers will enter kindergarten reading fluently. Once the children start reading to learn, the doors to learning truly opened.
Math
Humans have a "mathematical mind," related to their tendencies to explore and to imagine. Yet all too often, we adults do not enjoy or excel at mathematics.
At Marlowe, we seek to lay the foundation for the understanding and enjoyment of math. Practical Life and Sensorial exercises provide experience with order and sequencing and special manipulative math equipment helps the child see and understand the basics of numbers.
Experience the difference at The Marlowe School, Atlanta’s Best Montessori Preschool
About Us
"The secret to good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of flaming imagination." -Dr. Maria Montessori
The Director
Kristin Grant has an extensive background in early childhood education. She and her family have been opening exceptional preschools along the eastern seaboard since 1959. Kristin has been working as a reading specialist for nearly twenty years, and she continues to act as a curriculum consultant for her family’s schools. She holds a Bachelors in English from the University of Georgia, a Masters in Education from Loyola College in Maryland, and she is certified in Primary Education (ages 2 ½ - 6) by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) in the Netherlands. Kristin has sat on multiple executive boards over the past two decades and previously acted as Co-Founder, President, and Director of Curriculum of Buckhead Preparatory School (2006-2010). She is also an accomplished violinist who spent much of her teenage years traveling for international competitions and playing violin professionally. Kristin and her husband Rob, a mechanical engineer, live in East Cobb with their two daughters, Caroline and Annelise. The four of them enjoy reading, cooking, going on long walks, traveling, making music, and caring for their dog and three turtles.
Kristin Grant has an extensive background in early childhood education. She and her family have been opening exceptional preschools along the eastern seaboard since 1959. Kristin has been working as a reading specialist for nearly twenty years, and she continues to act as a curriculum consultant for her family’s schools. She holds a Bachelors in English from the University of Georgia, a Masters in Education from Loyola College in Maryland, and she is certified in Primary Education (ages 2 ½ - 6) by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) in the Netherlands. Kristin has sat on multiple executive boards over the past two decades and previously acted as Co-Founder, President, and Director of Curriculum of Buckhead Preparatory School (2006-2010). She is also an accomplished violinist who spent much of her teenage years traveling for international competitions and playing violin professionally. Kristin and her husband Rob, a mechanical engineer, live in East Cobb with their two daughters, Caroline and Annelise. The four of them enjoy reading, cooking, going on long walks, traveling, making music, and caring for their dog and three turtles.
Our History
In June 2010, The Marlowe School opened in a storybook cottage on Paces Ferry Place (above). In May 2018, we celebrated our last school year at our location in Tuxedo Park and moved our sweet school to the Miami Circle design district.
Our Name
As a fourth generation AMI trained Montessori teacher, Kristin comes from a long line of Montessorians. The Marlowe School is named after her mother whose school was always unofficially and lovingly referred to as Ms. Marlowe's School. Our Blog
For a sneak peek into our classroom, visit our blog, Mornings at Marlowe.
In June 2010, The Marlowe School opened in a storybook cottage on Paces Ferry Place (above). In May 2018, we celebrated our last school year at our location in Tuxedo Park and moved our sweet school to the Miami Circle design district.
Our Name
As a fourth generation AMI trained Montessori teacher, Kristin comes from a long line of Montessorians. The Marlowe School is named after her mother whose school was always unofficially and lovingly referred to as Ms. Marlowe's School. Our Blog
For a sneak peek into our classroom, visit our blog, Mornings at Marlowe.
Experience the difference at The Marlowe School, Atlanta’s Best Montessori Preschool