Creative Montessori School

Founded in 1968 as a private, nonprofit school, Creative Montessori School (CMS) has served as a model for the Birmingham education community for over 55 years. CMS enrolls 250 students at the toddler, primary, elementary, and adolescent levels on a two-acre campus located in the center of Homewood, Alabama. Convenient to both downtown Birmingham and surrounding suburbs, CMS draws from 21 zip codes throughout the metropolitan area. CMS offers its students an unparalleled private school education in a warm and loving atmosphere where the focus is on the individual child. Loving learning, growing leaders, and teaching excellence – these are the cornerstones of the CMS experience. As an American Montessori School certified organization, CMS faithfully endorses and follows the Montessori method to fulfill its mission. Our mission, coupled with a tradition of fostering diversity, has long been a source of pride and strength. CMS has been first in many areas, including:

• The first private school in Birmingham founded as a purposely integrated school
• The first to offer science, social studies, and foreign languages for preschoolers
• The first with mixed-age classrooms in which children of diverse backgrounds and abilities are provided individualized instruction tailored to natural learning processes and capabilities.