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Welcome to Walnut Farm Montessori School

Our School Community is based in Bentonville, Arkansas and our families come from all around Northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri. At Walnut Farm, we believe in the power of children and aim to support them as their interests become talents, and as they grow in their independence and love of learning!  

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Our Mission

The nationally accredited Walnut Farm Montessori School offers children a Montessori education honoring individuality, authenticity and the natural world.  We promote peace and equity, empowering and inspiring all for life-long learning.

At Walnut Farm Montessori School, everyone is welcome and belongs. We embrace and appreciate our community’s varied experiences and stories, recognizing how each person's background and identity strengthen our sense of authentic connection, collaboration, and growth. Our commitment is to create an environment where everyone feels seen, respected, and valued. Together, we nurture a community built on kindness and belonging

Walnut Farm Voices

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Laurelin and Justin VanHoose, Elementary Parents

"Our son is starting his third year at Walnut Farm and just made the exciting transition to the lower elementary program! When we first started researching schools, we had the misconception that a Montessori education lacked structure. We quickly learned it's quite the opposite. We love how the Montessori method cultivates creativity, curiosity, and joy - all within a deeply intentional framework that emphasizes the child's independence and confidence. Our biggest wish is for our children to have a lifelong curiosity about the world and a true love for learning.  Walnut Farm shares these values and has been an exceptional partner in nurturing both!" 

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Megan Onder, Toddler Parent

"Walnut Farm has been a perfect fit for our family. Our children are thriving in their age appropriate environments and come home with noticeable growth in confidence, independence, and knowledge. We couldn't be more pleased!"

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WFMS Family Association

Welcome to another wonderful year at Walnut Farm! Whether this is your first year or your fifth, we're so happy you're here. Our goal is simple: to help every family feel informed, connected, and part of this incredible community.

Together, we help make Walnut Farm the unique and inclusive community that supports every child and family.

 

Anti-Discrimination Policy Dr. Maria Montessori said, “The problem for us does not lie in the political action to save a nation or another; our efforts must be devoted, rather, to solving a psychological problem involving all [human]-kind, and as a consequence acquiring a clear conception of the kind of morality necessary to defend humanity as a whole.” (Education and Peace, 1972)

On this premise and other teachings of Dr. Montessori, Walnut Farm Montessori School is committed to maintaining an environment that is free of any type of discrimination, and where students, staff, and every person associated with the school is treated with dignity and respect. Further, WFMS embraces the American Montessori Society’s stance on equity and inclusion. The AMS website states, “A commitment to basic human rights such as freedom, dignity, safety, equitable treatment, and a standard of living adequate for health and well-being drives the Montessori commitment to education for peace and social justice.”

Walnut Farm Montessori School’s strict prohibition against discrimination includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based upon a person’s race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, or family status.

This anti-discrimination policy applies to, but is not limited to, all educational opportunities, classroom practices, employment practices, compensation, training, hiring, advancement, promotion, discipline, discharge, and the selection of vendors, contractors, and consultants who do business with the school.