Montessori Director Michelle Larkin
146 Hawthorne Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15209
Phone: 412.821.4302, ext. 108 E-mail
Mount Alvernia Montessori Preschool
Mt. Alvernia Montessori Preschool is committed to the philosophy
of Dr. Maria Montessori. Montessori education offers a positive environment
where each child is free to choose materials appropriate to her/his interests
and development level. Self-motivation and inner discipline in this prepared
environment are highly encouraged. Learning is an exciting process of
discovery, leading to concentration, motivation, self-discipline and a
love of knowledge.
Since
our beginning, education has been a major focus of the Sisters of St.
Francis of Millvale. In 1989, St. Francis Montessori School was established
at the former St. Francis Medical Center under the direction of Sister
Mary Meyer, a certified Montessori teacher. The school offered a quality
educational program for children of hospital personnel. With the closing
of the medical center in 2002, the school remained viable and moved to
the nearby Motherhouse campus at Mount Alvernia.
The
school serves children of all religious faiths, personal creeds and ethnic
backgrounds in a loving environment, enhanced by the values of respect
and justice.