Why Choose a Career at MSM?
Making a Difference
The Montessori School of Marion is an exciting, growing, and deeply rewarding place to work. It is not an overstatement to say that we are changing lives. Our teachers get to observe Montessori magic at work each and every day as they build fulfilling and trusting relationships with their coworkers and students. At MSM you have the opportunity to focus on the child’s development and seek his best interest instead of focusing energies towards bureaucracy and standardized education.
Respected and Accredited
As a school community, we hold ourselves to high standards and advance at a fast pace. Being the only AMS Accredited (MACTE) school in the state, we are respected as regional leaders in Montessori education. The same is true of our staff, they are well-respected in the educational landscape as highly trained professionals. Being a Montessori teacher is not just a job but a career. We are also licensed by Iowa Department of Human Services and recognized by the Iowa Department of Education as an accredited nonpublic school.
Authentic Montessori and Supportive Culture
We welcome you to join a community of passionate educators who are dedicated to the ideals of an authentic Montessori education. We understand the responsibility and gravity of our mission but we also find joy in our day to day experiences. Our environments are beautiful, engaging, and inviting. As a team, we seek to cultivate a work culture that is unusually supportive, friendly, driven, flexible, and free of disparagement. As a broader school community, our families are uniquely engaged in Montessori pedagogy and involved in MSM events. You will enjoy working with supportive parents who seek to bring Montessori practices home. Whether you are a trained lifetime Montessorian or you’re just getting started, MSM has a place for you to make a difference and grow as a person.
Leading
Be part of a visionary school–one that seeks to continue to be on the forefront of Montessori leadership and authentic practice; one that envisions the immense possibility that each child possesses; one that believes in a vision of the transformative power that a true education holds for both children and adults; one with a vision of lifelong learning that is committed to its teacher’s growth and development.
“The teacher, when she begins work in our schools, must have a kind of faith that the child will reveal himself through work.”