About Us

Our Mission Statement

The mission of The Children's Garden is to provide a carefully planned, enriching Montessori environment which will assist each child in his/her social, emotional, physical and cognitive development.

Our History

The Children's Garden, a Montessori school, opened in the fall of 2002 with 20 students and added a second classroom in 2004. The classrooms and outdoor learning environment located at 4901 Reinhardt were renovated to provide an excellent environment for our Montessori school. The Children's Garden is a Kansas not-for-profit with a 501(c)3 designation.

Jean Passantino has been the directress and administrator of the Children's Garden since its inception. A mother of four children, Jean began working in the Montessori environment in 1989.  Her first two years, she served as a teacher's assistant while she became an AMI (American Montessori Internationale) certified directress. For the next 16 years, she has been the lead teacher in her own classroom.

Non-Discriminatory Policy

The Children's Garden, a Montessori School, admits students of any race, color, national and 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 and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.