Guidepost
Montessori

at Hollywood Beach
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Tours & Events
Hollywood Beach.
Monday-Friday | 8:00 am – 5:30 pm

Nido (8 weeks to 16 months)
Toddler (16 months to 3 years)
Children's House (3 years to 6 years)
Elementary (6 years to 12 years)
Middle & High School (12-18 years)

2230 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33020
Viviana Castellisi
From learning to walk as an infant, to being years ahead in math & reading by 1st grade, to deepening knowledge and developing work skills in middle and high school—Guidepost at Hollywood Beach provides premier educational programs from birth to adolescence.

Our Hollywood Beach campus is conveniently located in a quaint beach town between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and features individualized support, intentional hands-on learning materials, and the freedom children need to learn to think for themselves and reach their highest potential.
Viviana Castellisi . Head of School
Tours & Events

Join Us for Our 2024 Elementary Summer Camp Experience!

Guidepost Montessori warmly invites your child to be a part of our enriching 2024 Summer Camp, specially designed for elementary-aged learners. Our program is a blend of hands-on activities and Montessori-inspired educational experiences, perfect for inspiring young minds to explore and grow.

Dates: June 17th - August 2nd, 2024

Drop-off / Pick-up Hours: 8:00am - 5:30pm

Camp Hours: 8:30am - 3:00pm

Reserve Your Spot Today! Our camp spaces are quickly being booked. Click below to register and ensure your child enjoys a summer of learning, creativity, and joy at Guidepost Montessori.

Unparalled Support for Developmental Milestones

At Guidepost Montessori, we collaborate closely with parents to understand exactly where a child is on their journey, what challenges they're facing and what strengths we can capitalize on—all so we can tailor our approach to best meet each child's needs and they can reach every milestone with confidence and joy.

Above all, we take an integrated approach. We see how the 4-week-old concentrating for a few minutes on an engaging mobile can seamlessly translate to the preschooler concentrating for an hour while reading his first books, to the elementary student who concentrates for weeks while planning a research project, to the high school student concentrating for a whole school year to build a business, and we're there at every step to guide, coach, and support.

A Unified Curiculum for Excellence

Our Montessorium Baccalaureate curriculum spans early childhood through high school, and charts a path for academic, creative, and practical excellence.

From forming a deep, integrated understanding of the human experience and the history of civilization, to exploring the natural world and its inner workings, to using math to creatively solve real problems, our curriculum and 1:1 approach are designed to ignite curiosity, foster deep thought and empower ambitious goals.

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Our approach is designed to empower each child to achieve independence by combining our hands-on curriculum with personalized learning to create an environment where curiosity flourishes, independence grows, and academic excellence is a natural outcome.

We want your child to see and believe: “I am capable!”

what makes us stand out.

How is the Guidepost Montessori approach different from conventional education?.

At Guidepost, we join with parents on their mission to help their child grow and live well. Together, we design an education to empower each child to build the knowledge, skills, and confidence she needs to craft an independent, flourishing life.

Though there are many differences between the conventional approach and Guidepost, here are some of the most important:

Conventional Education vs Guidepost Montessori
What is the Guidepost Mission?.

At Guidepost, our mission is to support each child in achieving her own independence. To do this, we help her gain the knowledge, build the skills, and craft the personal character she needs to flourish. Above all, our goal is to cultivate joy—in the pursuit of knowledge, in effort applied to work worth doing, in the achievements of herself and others, and in taking the steps to author her own life.

Read more about the Guidepost Mission.

Learn about the key milestones we support—from infancy through high school.

Read more about why we educate for independence, and how we support independence for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age children.

What are the outcomes of your programs?.

Montessori education is known world-wide for having positive impacts on both academics and social and emotional skills.

At Guidepost Montessori, when we design an environment to meet the developmental needs and interests of children alongside personalized care and support, the child can learn advanced skills at an accelerated pace.

Our students, for example, regularly learn to read by the time they’re 4-years-old and can perform all four math operations with 4-digit numbers by the end of their Kindergarten year.

The language and math skills of our kindergartners are on a par with what children in conventional programs learn in 3rd grade or beyond! What’s more, our students learn advanced academics joyfully—while simultaneously developing deep focus, self-discipline, and positive social skills.

Read more about the Guidepost Montessori advanced Language Curriculum in Children’s House.

Read more about the Guidepost Montessori advanced Math Curriculum in Children’s House.


Do your programs include Kindergarten?.

Yes! The third year of our Children’s House program, designed for 3- to 6-year-olds, is the capstone kindergarten year. In this year, the child has been well-prepared to experience an explosion of literacy, learn advanced math concepts, and use her hard-won ability to focus, problem-solve, and persist through challenges to then make advanced gains across the curriculum. Children who continue with Guidepost through Kindergarten are often well-ahead of their peers when they enter 1st grade.

Learn more about the capstone Kindergarten year at Guidepost.

Learn more about the next exciting stage: the Guidepost elementary program.

Following elementary, students continue on to our Montessori middle and high school, the Academy of Thought & Industry: a school that combines a classical liberal arts emphasis on history and great books, and a Montessori emphasis on independence and agency.

How does Guidepost partner with parents?.

At Guidepost, we want to make the best education the best for children and parents. This is why we provide year-round, extended-day programming at no extra cost, enabling consistent and uninterrupted access to the care and developmental support parents expect. We invite you into your child’s world—with daily photo and video updates, regular milestone meetings, and parent-child events that showcase your child’s progress. We work to understand your unique context and needs, so that we can provide support for milestones at home as well as at school.

In everything we do, we strive to cultivate joy as you watch your child grow!

Read about Transparent Classroom, the app that provides a window into your child’s day.

Read about recent family events such as Grandparent’s Day, a cultural celebration, and a spring celebration.

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what parents are saying.

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Kendra Youssef
Nov 17, 2023 on google
I enrolled my daughter (aged 17 months at the time) in their Toddler House. She is now 21 months and I couldn't be more proud. I see her confidence, her communication, and her overall knowledge has grown significantly over the last few months. She LOVES her teachers, she LOVES her classmates, and I can tell she's comfortable in her environment. I was so nervous to put her in school and my fears very quickly dissipated. I know she is safe, cared for, and progressing, not much more I can ask for!
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Dina Gibson
Jun 21, 2023 on google
Great school! Because we travel a lot with 9 years old son, I have other schools to compare with. My son was absolutely happy there and looking forward to come back. Also, now in the other school he is the strongest on the math in the class which is a result of studying at Guidepost Montessori Hollywood beach.
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Ryan Diaz
Nov 15, 2021 on google
I have two children attending this school, one in upper elementary and the other in lower elementary. Both of my children have attended this school since they were 18 months old. The programming and community that Guidepost provide is something that you will not find anywhere else in South Florida. I highly recommend this school and will be sending my kids here until they have graduated high school.
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