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June 2021

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We are so proud of the progress we’ve made with our new location in Georgetown, TX: Canterra Montessori. This new location will bring a new authentic Montessori program to families with young children. Nestled in an idyllic location, on two acres of rolling hills, we’re thrilled to develop this amazing location to be a uniquely natural learning environment for young minds. We selected this location to serve Georgetown families with this distinctly Montessori vision. We are currently in the midst of remodeling each room individually to enrich the Montessori experience we’ll

When considering a program for the ‘founding’ families at our new Cantera Campus, the Montessori of Silicon Valley looked to the meaning of the word Cantera and were struck by the alignment with our core values, the CARING model. COMMUNITY All individuals – child, parent, staff – who join our incredibly diverse school community are treated with respect as individuals. Each is expected to take responsibility for their personal contribution to the group’s collective success. Like each opal gemstone, every family who joins our Cantera Opal founding family community bring a set of unique characteristics

“Good Job” Each generation believes theirs is the greatest generation of all time. As a Gen Xer, I certainly think this. Our parents were Baby Boomers who, it’s safe to say were clearly irritated with the simple presence of Gen X as children if the number of times my own parents said things like children were to “be seen and not heard”. As a latch-key kid I was rarely seen nor heard by my parents. We became the “problem solving” generation primarily as a survival instinct while we raised ourselves. So, what