The Montessori School of Champaign-Urbana was founded in 1962 as an outgrowth of a parent study group. The first site of the Montessori School was the basement of Dr. and Mrs. Ben Williams' home in Champaign. Subsequently the school rented space in churches and an old school building in Champaign. At one time, the school operated at three different sites.
In 1970 the Montessori Society purchased the Perkins School from Nellie Perkins at 1112 Broadmoor Drive in Champaign. In 1977 all classes were consolidated at the Broadmoor site.
In 1984 the Montessori Society purchased property at the present site in Savoy and an eight thousand-square-foot metal building with brick facade was constructed. The new school opened in August 1984 with four preprimary classes, a kindergarten, first and second grade classes and a full day care program. An afternoon preschool class was added the following year. In 1987 the first and second grade classes were discontinued and replaced by additional preprimary rooms.
In 1994 the building was expanded with the construction of a 2,000-square-foot, multipurpose room.
The Montessori School offers seven preschool classes, one kindergarten class, an extended day pre-Kindergarten program and a wrap-around full daycare program.
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