Polestar Private School is dedicated to furthering the cause of conscientious education in the home and small school setting.  Our mission is to facilitate the education of children and youth through the education of the parent and child and providing quality resources.  We do this through three methods:  hands-on classes, material making nights, and this website.  

Classes and lectures consist of a demonstration of a selection of Montessori materials and a look at the practical application of the methodology in your home.    The selected works are based on the needs of the host family/organization.  Classes are typically 1 1/2 days long and give the participants the opportunity to actually work with the material and practice presenting it.

Material making nights occur every third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the San Juan County Public Library, Monticello Branch.  The meeting is free and open to the public.  Bring your current project to work on or you may come and work on the Polestar project for the evening.  (Materials fees may apply if you choose to do the Polestar project.)   

 Michelle Harkey is a wife and mother to five children.  She worked in a private Montessori school in Arizona while her daughter attended classes at the school.  After three years spent learning the method from some fantastic instructors, personnel changes at the school and her daughter's responsiveness to a more personalized approach convinced Michelle to began homeschooling her children using Montessori Method and Thomas Jefferson Education.