About MCS

In the community since 1971, Montessori Country School was started by nine local families.  In its 35 years in the community, the school has moved locations, expanded its facilities twice and increased its enrollment. While the school has evolved, its mission and focus have remained solid.

Montessori Country School strives to deliver the best preschool and kindergarten experience possible.  Since its inception, the school has remained a non-profit with oversight from a parent-run board of directors.  As many preschools have opened to meet the growing population of Northern Virginia, MCS has set the standard for Montessori education.

A primary distinction one will find with Montessori Country School is its exclusive focus on education.  The staff and board of the school have consistently chosen to keep this focus so that the program maintains its high quality and rigorous standards.  Though quality daycare is important, MCS chooses to focus on quality preschool education and consistently meets this goal.

 

Staff

The MCS teaching staff is the backbone of the program.  Teachers hold college degrees and certified Montessori teacher training degrees.  They are a devoted faculty of well-educated professionals, several of who have taught at MCS over 12 years.  The classroom assistants are trained to handle many responsibilities.  MCS also employs resource instructors in such areas as music and foreign language.

       

 

 

 

 

Rebecca Mondres, Administrator

I joined MCS as the Administrator in May 2000.   

My professional career covers 20 years of early childhood education experience and training.   Through out this time, I have had the privilege of teaching in infant, toddler and preschool classrooms as well as school-age after school programs.  However, the majority of my career has been spent in administration of early childhood education programs.  This includes experience working with non-profit programs overseen by a volunteer board of directors.