Canopy Fund

ABOUT

For 25 years, Leelanau Montessori has offered something truly special to our community: a free, public Montessori education in a rural setting. As a public charter school, we receive state funding to educate our students, but there is a gap of approximately $1,500 per student between what the state provides and what it actually costs to educate each child.

There is something we teach our students every day: each person is unique. Each child has their own story, their own voice, and their own way of seeing and understanding the world. But we teach something equally important: those individual voices are what make a community.

The songs children learn, the questions they ask, the way they care for one another, the confidence they develop, and the way they learn to solve problems and navigate the world, these things don't end when they leave our classrooms. They become part of who they are. And then, they become part of who we are.

With your financial support, we:

• Provide competitive, livable wages to attract and retain our highly trained Montessori and state certified educators.
• Invest in ongoing professional development to strengthen our educators' expertise and uphold the integrity of our Montessori curriculum.
• Expand resources and individualized support to meet the needs of our diverse learners.
• Maintain and care for our school building and grounds, ensuring a safe, welcoming, and sustainable learning environment.
• Preserve and enhance our outdoor learning environment for students and the broader community.
• Purchase essential classroom materials that support hands-on, screen-free, student-centered Montessori learning.
  

JOIN US

Help us reach our goal of $150,000 to preserve public Montessori in Leelanau County.

QUESTIONS? Please reach out to: Rebecca Clinton lmff@leelanaumontessori.org