In the summer of 1967, Eileen Bernstorf, our founder, started the first Montessori preschool in Nashville with a neighbor on Granny White Pike. Inspired by the success of the young students, Mrs. Bernstorf's vision expanded. Her daughter Linda became dedicated to the vision and joined the school staff in 1984; Eileen Bernstorf's son Jim joined the staff in 2001. (All three hold advanced degrees in the field of education.) With support from the school community and her late husband, Dr. E. Cranston Bernstorf, that vision has taken form in several different ways over a three-decade period.
In 1986 the Bernstorfs moved the school to the current 24-acre site located at 6021 Cloverland Drive in Brentwood, TN. Within three years, an 8000 square foot wing had been added to the Primary School building to house elementary classrooms and a multi-purpose room. In 1996, a new building was completed, providing 14,000 square feet of classrooms, library, science room and gymnasium for the Upper Elementary and Middle Schools. And then in the fall of 2003, the Middle and High School students moved into new quarters?22,000 square feet including an academic building and a fine arts building with a fixed-seat auditorium.
Montessori Academy operated a High School for the period 2001-2006, and we are extremely proud of our graduating Classes of 2005 and 2006. However, due to our small size and the great expense of operating the High School, we have decided not to continue to offer High School. |
