Children’s House Montessori: Welcome!

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Children’s House Montessori School has served the Rapid City area for twenty-one years. Our reputation of excellence, individualized learning and highly qualified staff has led to a strong school community with dedicated families.

Children’s House has been an accredited school through the South Dakota Department of education for fifteen years and is an American Montessori Society initiate-member school having met or exceeded the stringent requirements of both accrediting entities.

Situated on 1 ½ acres of land, CHM harbors a pumpkin garden, a flower garden and a butterfly garden that are home to squirrels, birds and butterflies. Nestled into the wooded areas are forts for exploring, bird houses for observing and apple and plum trees for harvesting. Housed in a walk-in hutch are the two new school bunnies. Combined with the guinea pigs, a hamster and fish, the students have the opportunity to learn how to care for animals.

Located in multiple areas on the property, the playground includes a multi-activity jungle gym, a climbing frame, a swing set, a climbing wall, a sandbox, a crawling tunnel, a playhouse and the perfect sledding hill for snowy days.
The indoor environment was specifically designed to maximize learning opportunities for all children.
Montessori materials invite the children to explore various concepts using a multi-sensory approach.
Children’s House provides an opportunity for all children to discover and explore the wonders of their environment both inside and outside the classroom.
CHM offers programs for children ages three through the fifth grade. We are confident our low student to teacher ratio, carefully prepared classroom environment and outstanding outdoor environment will appeal to your child and your family.
We invite you to witness the joyful activities of CHM. We would be happy to arrange a tour of the school or visit with you about enrolling your child in our program.