Enrollment is Open for 2025-2026 School Year. Apply Today!
Enrollment is Open for 2025-2026 School Year. Apply Today!
Don’t miss our upcoming open house!
May 29, 2025 from 6:00-7:30 pm
Forest Montessori Preschool
Ages 3-6
3215 Four Mile Rd NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Maria Montessori
Forest Montessori is a nature-based co-op offering a whole-child approach to engaged learning for children ages 3-6.
We are here to nurture and enhance each child’s intellectual and emotional gifts, which guides them to become compassionate, self-driven individuals who take pride in the ownership of their learning. Watch your child flourish as they unlock wonder, curiosity, and the love of learning through exploration and nature immersion.
Our blend of nature-immersion, Montessori, and project-based learning fosters self-directed, hands-on learning and collaboration. Supported by our curated class settings and our incredible teacher, children pursue their own learning choices both individually and in small groups. Hands-on, immersive projects lend to real-life connections between school and the real world.
This is where true learning happens.
What People Are Saying about Forest
“We have been SO happy with our experience at Forest Montessori! Although we had heard of Montessori learning, we weren't super familiar with it prior to enrolling our daughter. Throughout the school year so far, Mrs. Larson's education around this curriculum, along with seeing our daughter grow so much in such a short time, has sold us on this style of teaching. We LOVE the focus on the outdoors & getting our child outside as often as possible. Ms. Luck is incredible & does so amazing with our kids. We couldn't be happier!”
— D. Horner
“We have LOVED Forest Montessori for our little girl – what an amazing way to foster intellectual curiosity, peer relationships, creative thinking, and kind competence at such an important age! We moved from Cincinnati where our toddler was enrolled in a large and well-established Montessori preschool, and we were nervous that we wouldn’t be able to find something similar in Grand Rapids. Forest Montessori has been everything we were accustomed to and more, as it also incorporates outdoor experience and play. Days in the forest are our daughter’s favorite, and she talks about them all week – what birds they saw, bugs they learned about, and even the phases of the moon. We have also loved the community it has given us as parents. It has helped us learn how to best embrace this time of our child’s development, and enjoy some like-minded parent friends for support along the way.”
— K. Bjorkman
“We had our oldest in Montessori and really enjoyed the process and when it was time for our youngest to start her journey we knew Montessori was the way. However, we were unable to get into our sons preschool and opted to try Forest Montessori instead. We've been blown away with the growth and curiosity for learning our daughter has shown. Truly has been a joy filled and wonderful experience. We can not wait to continue on the Forest Montessori trajectory.”
— J. Martinez
