Welcome to
Helensville Montessori

Established in 1998, Helensville Montessori continues to celebrate our role and responsibilities in working with children and whanau in the township of Helensville.

Our generous open spaces, both indoors and in our gardens, are carefully designed to capture children’s imagination and to offer many rich experiences for children’s learning. Exceptional teacher to children ratios mean that each child has the opportunity to be happy and successful in this first step away from home.

We're always happy to welcome visitors from our community - we’d love to show you what makes us unique and special.

The Montessori Advantage

Our core curriculum is Montessori – reconceptualised for our place and time and a proven success at giving children a great educational advantage.

It’s not about “teaching skills”. The emphasis is on creating children who believe in themselves as learners; who are interested, curious, and engaged.

The underlying principles of Montessori include respect, independence, taking responsibility.

Nido

A very special space for children aged two and three – here it’s all about relationships, confidence, and independence. With generous space and excellent teacher ratios to support these younger children soon to show us just how capable they really are.

Villa

Villa is our base classroom for 3 – 6 year old children. Our intellectually challenging learning environment, filled with beauty and wonder, is complemented by a generous, natural garden space.

Casa Inquiry Space

The Casa space offers a place for children to explore creative arts – construction, dance, music, clay, and project work. This dedicated space means that children’s work can be carried out over a period of time, to be revisited and extended so that the learning is deeper and more meaningful.