A Joyful Learning Community

The Vision of Cottonwood School is to help our students reach their full potential as life-long learners who will take their place as respectful and compassionate citizens of a global society.

Welcome to Cottonwood School

The Cottonwood School is a joyful learning community which was founded in 1995 by parents and teachers who sought to improve educational opportunities for New Mexico's children through an independent, non-sectarian school that provided whole child learning through fully integrated subject areas.

Cottonwood School is a non-sectarian, non-profit, 501(c) 3 tax exempt, educational organization, which serves and educates children 18 months to 12 years of age.

Director's Message

This year we embark on a search of Asian Myths, Legends & Dragons!

Hail Dragonhearts! We invite you to join us on a joyful journey of learning through your child’s formative years. You are following in the footsteps of untold millions of brave sojourners who have courageously ventured out to discover “real life” education through Montessori schooling and not a one has regretted that course of action. We will blaze new trails together across south Asia and Europe and make many new discoveries about our world that will amaze and inspire your child! ...

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Our Mission

Our mission is to encourage the potential of each child through an interdisciplinary curriculum which cultivates intellectual achievement, physical and artistic abilities, social learning, and creative reasoning in accordance with Montessori philosophy. Read all about our core values here >

School News

Aug 1, 2024

This year we embark on a search of Asian Myths, Legends & Dragons!

Hail Dragonhearts! We invite you to join us on a joyful journey of learning through your child’s formative years. You are following in the footsteps of untold millions of brave sojourners who have courageously ventured out to discover “real life” education through Montessori schooling and not a one has regretted that course of action. We will blaze new trails together across south Asia and Europe and make many new discoveries about our world that will amaze and inspire your child! ...

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