Known for individually paced learning and fostering independence. Montessori Method also encourages empathy, a passion for social justice, and a joy in lifelong learning.
We’ve traveled the world and brought different cultures into our teaching. We’re a small boutique, giving your children a one-on-one individual attention they deserve.
Our Montessori classrooms are designed to offer lessons, activities and tools that match the developmental needs and interests of each individual child.
At IMA, our Montessori curriculum is grounded in five core areas: Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Mathematics, and Cultural Studies. Through hands-on materials, individualized guidance, and a thoughtfully prepared environment, children build independence, concentration, communication, and problem-solving skills. From everyday tasks and sensory exploration to reading, mathematics, and discovering the world, each area supports meaningful learning at the child’s own pace, nurturing confidence and a lasting love of learning.
Beyond the Montessori classroom, Gardening, Science & STEM, Art, and Music enrich our educational program and are all included in tuition. Through planting, experimenting, creating, and making music, children explore their interests while developing creativity, coordination, curiosity, and critical thinking. These experiences complement our Montessori curriculum, encouraging children to express themselves, care for their environment, and connect with the world around them.
Step inside our classrooms and discover Montessori learning in action.
Explore our Montessori programs, designed for toddlers through age six.
Discover clubs where children explore their interests, create, and connect.
Our admissions process has been thoughtfully designed for you to get to know International Montessori Academy, and for us to get to know you. Our goal is that every interaction will further your understanding of and interest in our school. We’re inspiring lives of integrity, scholarship, leadership, and service within a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community. State-of-the-art education, outstanding pastoral care, and inspirational teaching come together in a truly distinctive learning environment where every child can find their place, be completely themselves, and develop a lasting passion for learning.
At International Montessori Academy (IMA), a Montessori School in Miami, our aim is to enable students to attain their full potential. We work diligently to ensure our students obtain growth in knowledge and confidence and acquire good self-image. Our focus is to help each one of our children to be ready to grow up and head out into a fast changing, fast moving society confidently with well-developed skills, initiative and enthusiasm. International Montessori Academy located in Miami, Florida (Miami-Dade County) offers traditional, sensory-based Montessori materials, self-directed learning experiences and trained, Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) in the Primary classrooms.
At International Montessori Academy, our mission is to offer children an education of depth, intention, and meaning, one that honors childhood while cultivating intellectual curiosity, independence, and character. Through authentic Montessori practice, a carefully prepared environment, and thoughtful guidance, we support each child’s development as a purposeful and rewarding journey. We believe that when learning unfolds with respect, calm, and clarity, children grow not only in knowledge, but in confidence, responsibility, and joy.
Our vision is to be a Montessori community recognized for its educational integrity, cultural openness, and quiet excellence. Rooted in internationally respected Montessori principles and shaped by a multicultural perspective, we aspire to guide children as they grow into thoughtful, capable, and compassionate individuals. We envision an education that prepares children not through haste or pressure, but through depth, consistency, and a profound respect for the individual, laying foundations that will serve them throughout life.
