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Willow Creek Montessori
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Four prepared environments, one continuous journey.

Children move through Willow Creek in three-year cycles. Each classroom is designed around what children at that age are driven to do, and each guide is trained specifically for that stage.

Toddler · 18m–3 Primary · 3–6 Lower Elementary · 6–9 Upper Elementary · 9–12 Daily rhythm Compare at a glance
Two toddlers explore wooden letter cubes on a rug
18 months – 3 years · 1:6 ratio · 12 children

Toddler Community

Toddlers are driven to do things for themselves. Our community is built at their scale: low shelves, real tools, a kitchen where they prepare their own snack, and guides who wait instead of rushing in.

Language explosion: songs, naming, and conversation all day
Toilet learning supported in partnership with families
Daily outdoor time in a dedicated toddler garden
Tour the Toddler CommunityTuition from $14,200
A child stacks colorful blocks with careful concentration
3 – 6 years · 1:8 ratio · 24 children

Primary

The classic Montessori classroom. Three-year-olds learn by watching five-year-olds; five-year-olds consolidate by teaching. Across three years children move from pouring and polishing to reading, writing, and four-digit arithmetic with the golden beads.

Practical life, sensorial, language, math, culture, and art areas
Kindergarten year includes a full-day program with small-group lessons
Spanish introduced through songs, stories, and daily conversation
Tour a Primary classroomTuition from $13,600
An elementary student writes at a shared classroom table
6 – 9 years · 1:10 ratio · 26 children

Lower Elementary

Elementary children want to know why. The year opens with the five Great Lessons, sweeping stories of the universe, life, humans, language, and numbers, and every subject grows out of the questions those stories provoke.

Small-group lessons with independent follow-up work and weekly work plans
Reading, grammar, and math meet or exceed Texas grade-level standards
"Going out" trips planned and organized by the children themselves
Tour Lower ElementaryTuition from $15,900
A guide works through a workbook with an upper elementary student
9 – 12 years · 1:12 ratio · 24 children

Upper Elementary

Our oldest students run a real microeconomy, publish a school newspaper, and plan a week-long trip each spring. Academics deepen into algebra, formal essay writing, and lab science, and we prepare every child for a confident transition to middle school.

Student-led conferences and self-assessment three times a year
Middle-school transition support, including placement testing prep
Graduates attend public, charter, and independent middle schools across North Texas
Tour Upper ElementaryTuition from $16,400
Daily rhythm

A day in Primary

Every program follows the same shape: a long uninterrupted morning work cycle, time outdoors, a shared lunch, and a calmer afternoon. Here's what it looks like for a four-year-old.

Children play with toy cars on a classroom rug
7:30
Early care
Quiet work, books, and breakfast for extended-day families.
8:30
Arrival & greeting
Each child is greeted by name with a handshake at the door.
8:45
Morning work cycle
Three uninterrupted hours. Children choose work; guides give individual and small-group lessons.
11:45
Outdoors & garden
Climbing, digging, tending the vegetable beds, rain or shine.
12:30
Community lunch
Children set tables, serve, and clean up. Warm, nut-free meals from our kitchen.
1:15
Rest or afternoon work
Younger children rest; kindergarteners continue with lessons and projects.
3:00
Dismissal
Reflection circle, then carpool.
3:00–6:00
Extended day
Snack, outdoor play, art, and enrichment clubs.
At a glance

Compare programs

ProgramAgesRatioHours2026–27 tuitionWith $10k ESA
Toddler Community18 months – 31 : 68:30–3:00, ext. to 6:00$14,200$4,200
Primary3 – 61 : 88:30–3:00, ext. to 6:00$13,600$3,600
Lower Elementary6 – 91 : 108:30–3:15, ext. to 6:00$15,900$5,900
Upper Elementary9 – 121 : 128:30–3:15, ext. to 6:00$16,400$6,400
Extended day adds $3,200 per year for Toddler and Primary and $2,700 for Elementary. ESA amounts are estimates; awards are set by the Texas Comptroller.
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