About the Host Site: Countryside Montessori

Countryside Montessori School was founded in 1967 by Frank and Annette Kulle and has been a fully recognized AMI school for over twenty-five years. The school is located on its own campus in Northbrook, IL, a northern suburb of Chicago. It is situated on wooded acreage with plans to develop a nature preserve in the future.

The school is a pioneer at integrating physical education, music, art and foreign language instruction into the formal school day within the framework of AMI standards. In addition CMS has successfully developed a model for an All Year Montessori classroom which is consistent with Montessori pedagogy. All teachers are AMI trained, including physical education teachers, and their average tenure at Countryside is 13 years, with 5 teachers who have been at the school for 20 years. The school has been accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) for over 20 years.