
Announcements
We are happy to announce the toddler program, for children ages 18 months to 3 years, will be reinstated for the 2024/25 school year!
Join us for our open houses on Wednesday December 13, 2023 and Saturday January 20, 2024 from 9:30-11:30am!
Pincushion Hill is currently accepting new students ages 2 years 9 months – 6 years in our full day, half day and after school programs.
We are accepting new students for our summer 2024 camp!
Call 508-881-2123 or email info@pincushion.com to set up a tour and for more information.
We are Pincushion Hill Montessori School
Pincushion Hill Montessori School is an independent, non-profit school that has been educating children ages 2 years 9 months through 6 years since 1962. We offer an exemplary education for preschool and kindergarten children based on the Montessori method.
We are a diverse community of teachers, parents, and children working together for the education of the child. We provide an individualized, multi-sensory curriculum based upon the belief that all children can reach their personal and academic potential. As an authentic Montessori school, we nurture intelligence, curiosity, and imagination while supporting and developing each student’s unique talents. As a community we foster self-confidence, leadership, diversity, and respect for self and others.
We are passionate about cultivating your child’s love of learning. Each and every day, our students arrive at Pincushion excited to greet their friends and participate in new discoveries.They are truly the inspiration for the thoughtful work we do creating a vibrant space to engage in genuine Montessori education.
The knowledge, respect and self-awareness your children experience will undoubtedly serve them well in their quest for happiness and success.
The future belongs to those who think outside of the box, solve problems and create new solutions.

Core Values
Montessori Method
The Montessori method works because it is based on observing the activities of each child within a well-defined learning environment. Within the Montessori environment, children engage in activities of their choice during the work cycle. A trained adult observes and assists as appropriate. It is the child’s self-directed and purposeful activity that leads to greater independence, concentration, and rapid personal growth.
Children are to be respected as different from adults and as individuals who are different from one another.
Children develop through purposeful activity.
Children have the sensitivity and the intellectual ability to learn from their environment, their peers, as well as adults.
The whole child approach is the primary goal of a Montessori program. This is to help each child reach his or her full potential in all areas of life. Indoor and outdoor activities promote the development of special skills, emotional growth, and physical coordination, as well as cognitive preparation.
Dr. Montessori’s observations of the kinds of experiences that children enjoy and go back to repeatedly led her to design a number of multi-sensory, sequential, and self-correcting materials that facilitate the learning of skills and lead to learning of abstract ideas.
A Montessori prepared environment includes the outdoors, as well as the indoors, and is filled with time-tested, hands-on materials that meet specific learning needs and encourage positive brain development. Above all, the Montessori prepared environments are attractive to children and peaceful, giving children a place to learn and grow in grace and dignity.

Schedule a Tour
Montessori classes are different from traditional structured classrooms, so we encourage you to visit and explore our school and beautiful gardens. We offer daily tours and classroom observations by appointment only.
Contact us at phms1962@gmail.com or call 508-881-2123 to arrange your visit.
Montessori Curriculum at Pincushion Hill
The Pincushion Hill Montessori environment provides a gentle way to learn that leads to a world-class education without the stress found in most schools. Our students enjoy school because we focus on the potential of the individual child while encouraging independence. Pincushion Hill offers an ideal setting for your child if you are looking to inspire him or her to develop a lifelong love of learning.
