About Our School
Blazing Stars Montessori School provides an equitable, authentic Montessori education for children ages 3 – 10 years old. We envision a learning community grounded in culturally sustaining pedagogy that lays the foundation for children to author their own journeys in life. At Blazing Stars Montessori School, we prioritize the emotional, mental, and physical well-being and safety of our students and community. We aim to provide a Montessori environment where joy, empowerment, humanity, interconnectedness, healing, balance, and harmony are at the core of daily learning experiences. The Montessori approach is a child-centered, hands-on-learning pedagogy rooted in peace education and global mindedness. The holistic approach of Dr. Maria Montessori helps all children become truly capable and productive individuals by focusing on their moral, behavioral, emotional, and intellectual development.
We are a member of the Wildflower Network of schools. Wildflower is an ecosystem of decentralized Montessori micro-schools that support children, teachers, and parents. Wildflower aspires to give all children and families the opportunity to choose high quality, beautiful learning environments as they follow life’s unfolding journey.
A Cooperative School Community
At Blazing Stars Montessori School, we believe in engaging all stakeholders – including parents, teachers, and students – in sharing the responsibility for running the school. We believe that the entire school community should work together for the collective good and benefit of our students. This is based on the premise that strong and positive school-family relationships are the foundation of an effective education. Parent involvement/participation is not just about volunteering/attendance at events but a recognition that the health of the School Family extends into the parent-child relationship.
In the Press
Our Teacher Leaders
LaTania Scott
Founding Teacher Leader
LaTania holds an American Montessori Society Lower Elementary Montessori credential, an IMC Montessori Credentials for Upper Elementary, a B.A. in Elementary Education, a Masters in Montessori Education, a Florida Early Childhood Director’s Credential, and a Florida Professional Educators Teaching License. LaTania has over 17 years of experience in the field of elementary education. LaTania also works with teachers in training as a practicum advisor and field consultant. LaTania serves on numerous boards for other schools within the Wildflower network.
Kameeka Shirley
Founding Teacher Leader
Kameeka holds a B.B.A in Marketing and worked in finance in New York before joining Teach for America as a 2017 corps member in Jacksonville, FL. Most recently, Kameeka has worked as a Montessori classroom teacher and holds a Florida Professional Educators Teaching License with a Reading Endorsement and course work in English as a Second Language and Gifted and an Early Childhood Montessori credential. Outside of her time in the classroom Kameeka is a mother and is on the board of Teach for America The Collective - Florida Chapter.
Our Team
Coming Soon
Assistants
We are excited to introduce our assistants - coming soon!
Assistant
We are currently hiring for a part-time position at Blazing Stars Montessori School. Please see our employment page for more information.
Our Specials Team
Charlotte Lewis
Music
Charlotte is an instructor at Prelude Academy of the Arts, who partners with Blazing Stars to offer a high-quality music experience for Blazing Stars' students. Read more about Charlotte here.
Angelina Parrino
Art
Specials
Do you have a special talent you would like to share with our school community? We are looking for artists, chefs, athletes, performers, speakers of second languages and passionate members of our community to share their talents with our students. Please email us to discuss.
We are Hiring!
Blazing Stars Montessori School in Dade City, FL seeks VPK Teacher to lead our VPK and extended day programs. Who We Are Blazing Stars Montessori School is a Preschool and Elementary school serving children ages 3-10 in Dade City, FL.
In Tampa Bay, there are dozens of private Montessori schools providing opportunities for children to reach their extraordinary potential within an environment that promotes innovation, creativity, critical thinking, academic rigor, and peace. These options tend to be in more affluent areas, and they are too expensive for the majority of families living in East Pasco. Blazing Stars Montessori School seeks to change that.
We are opening a high-performing, authentic Montessori school that partners with families to help children in diverse communities reach their extraordinary potential intellectually, emotionally, socially, creatively, culturally, and physically, so that they can pursue lives full of meaning and joy.
The Montessori approach is a child-centered, hands-on-learning pedagogy rooted in peace education and global mindedness. The holistic approach of Dr. Maria Montessori helps all children become truly capable and productive individuals by focusing on their moral, behavioral, emotional, and intellectual development.
Download our convenient PDF to know more about the process and application