About Us

The Golden Minds Montessori School is a nurturing environment for children ages 11 months to 6 years, our curriculum is based on the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. At Golden Minds Montessori School, we work together with families to ensure every child has a positive, happy, and rewarding life experience. Our goal is to guide each child based on his/ her capabilities to understand the world around them better based on our prepared environment.

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Philosophy

Golden Minds Montessori School GMMS story begins with a passion and a dream, we are united by a core belief of individualized and observation based curriculum if you have the same passion so join us and lets make a change! At Golden Minds Montessori School we believe the key to a rich educational program is the Montessori Directress (Teacher), who is the link between the prepared Montessori environment and the child. Golden Minds Montessori School prides itself on hiring passionate and qualified teachers.

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Mission Statement

At GMMS, we work together with families to ensure every child has a positive, happy, and rewarding life experience. Our quality values are enriched with Montessori teaching and learning. Our goal is to guide each child based on his/her capabilities to understand the world around them better. We prepare children as they embark on a successful educational journey, while developing their social, cognitive, emotional, and physical skills.

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Vision Statement

Great Team: At GMMS, we believe as a team we can achieve our goals . We support, we trust and we collaborate

Integrity: At GMMS , we treat each other , all our kids and families with respect, dignity and honesty

Quality: At GMMS, we use every opportunity to deliver a quality program, we are passionate so we thrive in what we do, we get feedbacks, we correct and we make better every day.

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From the Director’s Desk

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Sara Vafa

Ms. Sara Vafa is the Head of School. Sara received an MBA degree from the University of Tehran and her Masters in Education from the University of Toronto, Ontario Institute of Studies in Education(OISE). Prior to acquiring Golden Minds Montessori School, Sara worked in different educational settings and has over 10 years of experience in education management and working with children and their families. Sara ventured into the Montessori sector because of her passion for empowering children through the Prepared environment and mindfulness. She has always wanted to inspire, motivate, and nurture children because she believes that the early years are the most important years that lay the foundation for a child. As quoted by Maria Montessori “The greatest development is achieved during the first years of life, and therefore it is then that the greatest care should be taken…”. Her mission for GMMS is to gather a team passionate educators who can help children grow to their full potential and connect with their parents .

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