History of WMS
In 1974 Mrs. Ida Fridmann established the Wellesley Montessori School, beginning with twenty children. By 1979, it had grown to four classrooms serving ninety children from two years nine months through six years of age.
Mrs. Fridmann received her AMI (Association Montessori International) teacher training in Strasbourg, France. After emigrating to the United States in 1962 with her husband and two young sons, Mrs. Fridmann continued her long career. Mrs. Fridmann quickly established herself as a leader of the Montessori teaching method in New England. In 1964, she helped found the Pioneer Valley Montessori School in the Springfield area. She later took the American Montessori Society (AMS) training course as well.
Since its inception, the school has occupied a separate wing of the spacious and beautiful St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Wellesley. For forty years WMS has enjoyed continued success and respect for realizing the highest standards of Montessori education for the young child. WMS has been recognized and received awards from numerous community institutions. It is accredited by the American Montessori Society (AMS) and has numerous affiliations with other leading Montessori associations. As well, the school maintains their long relationships with Montessori teacher training centers in New England.
Although Mrs. Fridmann retired from her formal career in 2014, she remains an invaluable adviser and resource to the school. WMS continues to operate at full capacity each year due to its reputation for, and continued commitment to, excellence in the Montessori community. This is attributed to the thorough and conscientious approach to unified lessons and consistency of classrooms established by Mrs. Fridmann in collaboration with teachers at the school.
Mrs. Fridmann received her AMI (Association Montessori International) teacher training in Strasbourg, France. After emigrating to the United States in 1962 with her husband and two young sons, Mrs. Fridmann continued her long career. Mrs. Fridmann quickly established herself as a leader of the Montessori teaching method in New England. In 1964, she helped found the Pioneer Valley Montessori School in the Springfield area. She later took the American Montessori Society (AMS) training course as well.
Since its inception, the school has occupied a separate wing of the spacious and beautiful St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Wellesley. For forty years WMS has enjoyed continued success and respect for realizing the highest standards of Montessori education for the young child. WMS has been recognized and received awards from numerous community institutions. It is accredited by the American Montessori Society (AMS) and has numerous affiliations with other leading Montessori associations. As well, the school maintains their long relationships with Montessori teacher training centers in New England.
Although Mrs. Fridmann retired from her formal career in 2014, she remains an invaluable adviser and resource to the school. WMS continues to operate at full capacity each year due to its reputation for, and continued commitment to, excellence in the Montessori community. This is attributed to the thorough and conscientious approach to unified lessons and consistency of classrooms established by Mrs. Fridmann in collaboration with teachers at the school.
