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Imprints Cares | Nonprofit Helping Families
Nurturing children.
Strengthening families.
Building community.
Summer Camp Registration is Open!
Our Summer Camp helps prevent “summer slide” for children of working families in Forsyth County.
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Before & After School Care Registration Opens July 15
Registration for the 2023–24 school year will open on July 15, 2023.
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Imprints Cares takes a holistic approach to advancing literacy and expanding opportunities for children and their families. Through a multi-generational model, Imprints Cares promotes positive parenting, improves social determinants of health, enhances opportunities for children and their families, and helps break the cycle of poverty.
Imprints Cares Ready for School programs serve families and children from birth through age 5. Expanded Learning programs serve children from pre-K through middle school. For descriptions of all programs, click the button below. For more detail about a particular program, scroll down and click the program name.
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Ready for School Programs
for families with children ages prenatal – 5 years
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Expanded Learning Programs
for families with children pre-K – middle school
Committed to Equity
Imprints Cares pledges to promote educational and health equity in our community. We are committed to addressing structural barriers which prevent children and their families from reaching their full potential by embracing cultural diversity and continuously seeking to create safe and inclusive environments where children can learn, grow, and thrive.
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How YOU can help
With you as our partner, we can continue to offer enrichment activities to our summer campers with special needs, in-home visits to help parents prepare their children for school success, and scholarships to ensure that children have access to quality after-school programming with certified teachers. Together, we can close the opportunity gap and ensure that children realize their full potential.
“Imprints Cares is a consummate community partner. They are our community’s resource for before and after school and summer learning programming and their expertise and innovation have proved invaluable in our efforts at United Way of Forsyth County to support and invest in education and grade level reading proficiency.”
– Rodd Smith, Director, Place Based Initiatives; Community Planning & Investment,
United Way of Forsyth County
Best Montessori School in North Carolina
Welcome to
Winston-Salem Montessori
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Independent
Confident, self-motivated and responsible, our graduates formulate plans, organize resources, and follow through with perseverance.
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Compassionate
Kind, considerate, and respectful, our graduates are committed to cooperation, collaboration and peaceful resolution.
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Enthusiastic Learners
Open-minded curiosity nurtures active engagement which makes learning its own reward.
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Critical Thinkers
Not taught what to think, but how to think, our graduates are academically prepared to approach problems with creative solutions and a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of ideas, information, and action.
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Global Citizens
Standing strong in advocating for others and our planet, our graduates understand their place in protecting the environment and their role in building harmonious communities.
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PORTRAIT OF OUR GRADUATES:
A Nurturing &
Secure Environtment
Our Mission is Your Child
Our mission is to provide a nurturing and secure environment which promotes the development of each child academically, physically, emotionally and socially.
We strive for a well-rounded education grounded in Montessori philosophy and teaching methods that develop independence and foster the natural curiosity of each child, leading to a lifelong love of learning. We promote global awareness and a compassionate commitment to giving back to the community through service.
Why Winston-Salem?
An Authentic Montessori School
Philosopy
A Montessori education is for life.
Psychology
Built upon sound developmental understanding.
Method
Responsive to individual needs & interests.
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Our Educational Programs
TODDLER
18 months – 3 years old
TODDLER
CHILDREN’S HOUSE
3 – 6 years old
CHILDREN’S HOUSE
ELEMENTARY
6 – 12 years old
ELEMENTARY
ADOLESCENT
12 – 15 years old
ADOLESCENT
Prepared Environment
Thoughtfully Designed in Every Detail
A place where both content and process are important, we provide a balance of both, in a child-centered environment that is safe, secure, and carefully prepared each day by the Directress, Co-Director or Directress, and/or Assistant so that our children become intellectual explorers.
Toddlers
Children’s House
Elementary
Adolescent
Toddlers
Children’s House
Elementary
Adolescent
A Trio of Teachers
A Community-Based Approach to Learning
Community of Children
The classroom community is structured developmentally, so that children of different ages share the same classroom, and are encouraged to collaborate and help each other.
Montessori Teacher
In a Montessori classroom the teacher is an observer, follower, and guide who brings wisdom, consideration, and experience to the child’s academic, social, and intellectual exploration.
Prepared Environment
The Montessori learning environment is a thoughtfully conceived and painstakingly prepared with specially designed, concrete materials that engage the children constantly in their own learning, allowing each to learn — and to understand — by doing.
Meet Our Faculty
There is no greater resource than our teachers and staff, with their extraordinary collective talent, vision and experience in Montessori education.
Our Leadership Team
Our leadership team is made up of dedicated, focused and experienced professionals who both administer our school, but more importantly support our faculty to be the very best they can be.
Board of Trustees
The WMS Board of Trustees is committed to maintaining the best possible authentic Montessori education for the community we serve.
Testimonials
What Families Say about
Winston-Salem Montessori School
“We joined the WMS family in the middle of a pandemic and after a stressful interstate move. We couldn’t be more grateful to have landed here. Despite the difficulty of the situation for our family, the school and teachers have been kind, communicative, and supportive. Our children are thriving – and seem legitimately disappointed when its not a school day!”
“Both of my daughters attended the Children’s House program at the Winston-Salem Montessori School. We all adored the experience. It’s a close knit community with phenomenal teachers and staff.
They address the needs of the children in a wholistic fashion teaching life skills (manners, cleaning, relationship skills ) alongside the early academic work of preschool years (letter recognition, phonics, writing, early math concepts, and science).”
“At WMS teachers offered customized experiences for my children to foster their unique passions and interests (animals, sewing, music.) The multi-age classroom provides incoming students with lots of mentors which helped even my introverted, shy child to feel welcome and comfortable very quickly. Over the years as my kids grew into the mentor role themselves, I watched their patience, leadership, and communication skills blossom.”
“I recently re-enrolled my youngest daughter in Upper Elementary and the experience has also been exceptional. The wholistic and individualized approach is in place for the older children as well as the younger children. Already I see an increase in my daughter’s time management skills and her love of learning is flourishing.