Welcome! Rooted in faith and tradition and inspired by new possibilities, we are Pathfinders, a Christian, Montessori adventure school. We explore, learn, and grow as a mixed age community of thinkers, learners, and doers. Our children are given hands-on learning experiences and the freedom and responsibility to make creative, self-directed choices about their learning.  Our teachers guide and encourage by offering activities to match the children's development and interests.

I was drawn to Pathfinders by the Montessori-inspired education model, and by the time spent adventuring in nature. Kent’s emphasis on teaching children to “work hard and love people” clinched the decision for me. The classroom and community experiences for my son have been everything we could have hoped for and more. What I did not expect was how God would use the experience to renew my motherhood. 

We’ve had some unusually challenging parenting paths to walk, and it stole a lot of the enthusiasm, self-confidence, and high ideals that I went into parenthood with. God has uniquely used being a part of the Pathfinder community to refresh my spirit and set my heart aflame again with those ideals. Witnessing the classroom model in action has encouraged and inspired me to work to return to being my highest self as a woman and mother, and as the primary educator of my children; it has motivated me to endeavor to create the rich environment I desire to cultivate at home for them, and for us as a family. I’m so grateful to be a part of such an intentional community of thinkers, doers, and believers.