Welcome to School of the Woods !

A College Prep Montessori School
Six decades of Montessori Education experience
Programs for Early Childhood through Grade 12
Admissions Applications are accepted at any time.

OPEN HOUSE PROGRAM------PLEASE JOIN US!

Early Childhood Grades pre-school, pre-K, Kindergarten, January 22, 2025, 7-8 pm 1321 Wirt Road

CLASSROOM TOURS

Campus and classroom tours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays at 9:30 am.

For an appointment, call 713-686-8811.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR AND FOR 2025-2026

Accepting Applications for the current school year, beginning January 2025.

The 2024-2025 school year began September 3, 2024 and will end May 30, 2025.

OFFICE HOURS

The school office hours are 8 am to 5 pm. For inquiries, call 713-686-8811.

School of the Woods is a Member School of the American Montessori Society (AMS).

Learn more about AMS Membership ...


Academic Program

School of the Woods offers classes in early childhood through high school.

Early Childhood/Kindergarten (2 1/2 to 6 years)

Children in this multi-age group learn more easily and efficiently than at any other time of life. Learn more ...

Lower Elementary (6 to 9 years; Grades 1-3)

Students widen their horizons through an expanding curriculum. Abundant materials foster optimum development of reading, spelling and writing skills. Learn more ...

Upper Elementary (9 to 12 years; Grades 4-6)

Children of the upper elementary level transition from learning by hands-on-experiences to the abstract understanding of concepts. Learn more ...

Woods Middle School (12 to 14 years; Grades 7-8)

Seventh and eighth grade students are emerging into adolescence, a time of rapid personal growth and change. To guide our students through this critical period, School of the Woods has created a unique program, so successful that it is now a model for similar programs in other Montessori and public schools systems nationwide. Learn more ...

Woods High School (14 to 18 years; Grades 9-12)

The Woods High School courses of study reflect an integration of the Texas requirements of essential elements, the newest research about the developmental needs of adolescents, the Montessori philosophy, current learning theory, and the predictions of the skills needed for a productive life in the twenty-first century. Learn more ...


Activities - art, music, sports

In addition to the academic curriculum, School of the Woods offers numerous optional activities for all ages.
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Coming to the Woods

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Holidays


Phone: 713-686-8811

Map and Directions ...

Administration Office
1321 Wirt Rd
Houston, Texas 77055

Lower School Campus
 1321 Wirt Rd
Houston, Texas 77055

High School Campus
1300 Wirt Rd
Houston, Texas 77055
(Wirt Rd and Bobbit Ln,
ENTRANCE on Bobbit)

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS : School of the Woods, admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, extra curricula activities or other school administered programs.