Formerly known as Alpha Montessori School, a non-profit parent cooperative, Clemson Montessori School, Inc., was founded in 1976 by a small group of parents who saw the need for a school that nurtured the whole child.  The school began with 17 preschoolers and a young teacher, in a single room in the basement of the First Baptist Church of Clemson.  After a few years, Alpha Montessori relocated to its present location on Pendleton Road.  In 1988 the school was incorporated and became a privately owned, for profit school.  Over the years, the school grew from a preschool housed in one building to a school for Pre-Primary (2 ½) through 6th grade with five buildings on our campus.  The Montessori Teacher Training Institute (MTTI) was also established on our campus in 1995.  Although the school has grown since 1976, it continues to address the intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual and physical needs of each individual child in accordance with the Montessori philosophy.

To educate the whole child using age and developmentally appropriate activities incorporating the Montessori Method and philosophy, thereby enhancing each child’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical development while meeting cultural, linguistic and nutritional needs of the child and involving parents in the community.

To educate the whole child using age and developmentally appropriate activities incorporating the Montessori Method and philosophy, thereby enhancing each child’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical development while meeting cultural, linguistic and nutritional needs of the child and involving parents in the community.