Montessori International College

MIC’s new campus is located on 22 hectares of bushland and is developing into an international benchmark for quality Montessori education. MIC is a green school which prides itself on its engagement with the natural environment and the local community. Small by design, we currently have less than 350 students which allows us to provide a quality Montessori education and highly personalised learning programs, with the benefit of economies of scale as we sustainably grow our school.

Students at MIC enjoy a learner-centered education. They experience hands-on, independent and purposeful learning as well as the support of a caring and inclusive community. Surrounded by nature, learning occurs in beautifully designed eco-friendly learning spaces under the guidance of highly skilled teachers. These learning spaces provide nurturing, aesthetically pleasing environments for MIC students to engage their intellectual curiosity and realise their creative potential.

Montessori students learn how to ask questions and know where to find answers. With the extra attention we provide in a small school environment, our students consistently demonstrate independence, accomplishment, responsibility for self and others, civility and an enthusiasm for distinction in all they do.

“Preparing young people for the complexities of the future requires challenge based, and highly personalised and socialised learning. The twenty-first century calls for global citizens who are comfortable working with ideas and abstractions as well as individuals who build relationships, adapt, collaborate, and think creatively and innovatively. MIC is committed to providing ways of working that ensure students have the skills to shape their own futures and the futures of their communities”.

Small-by-design means we are able to personalise, adapt and respond to our students’ needs. Innovative and challenging learning contexts encourage our students to develop their sense of personal agency, and to do and achieve things for themselves. At every stage of development we celebrate discovery and provide opportunities for students to share hypotheses, reflect upon alternatives or reflect upon controversy.

We might be small but student learning is diverse, cohesive and purposeful. More than a decade of research validates the workings and virtues of small learning communities.

Whether it is investigating the formation of stars, becoming competent in expressing yourself, learning the language of mathematics or music, creating and implementing solutions for effective watershed, or exploring local, regional, and global contexts in the City of Shanghai, a MIC student is immersed in their learning experience and seeks out ways to see the wider world and celebrate its diversity.

Our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our students is another ‘size’ factor that sets MIC apart from other schools – a factor that is a powerful element in successful learning.