Christian Montessori
Preschool & Kindergarten
3-Day Homeschool Academy | 5-Day Private Academy
“Casa” means “house” in Italian. Our Preschool and Kindergarten program is a carefully prepared home away from home, where children develop a lifelong love of learning in a peaceful, Christ-centered environment designed specifically for ages 3–6.
Why Families Choose Our Christian Montessori Preschool & Kindergarten
A program designed for young children to learn, grow, and come to know God.
Christ-Centered Education
Jesus is at the heart of everything we do.
Bible stories, prayer, worship, and our Montessori Atrium invite children into a growing relationship with Christ from a young age.
Authentic Montessori
Children learn through carefully designed Montessori materials that transform abstract ideas into concrete understanding. Every lesson encourages independence, concentration, creativity, and joyful discovery.
Convenient Locations
With campuses in Roseville and Wayzata, we serve preschool and kindergarten families throughout the Twin Cities who want a faith-filled, authentic Montessori education close to home.
Three Preschool and Kindergarten Options
We offer flexible enrollment options for homeschool families and families seeking a full private school experience.
Half-Day
Preschool
Roseville, MN
For preschoolers who aren’t quite ready for full days at school.
Our Two-Day Preschool Program offers a gentle introduction to Montessori for children who aren’t quite ready for full days at school.
Preschoolers attend two half-days each week. It’s a wonderful way for young children to experience the joy and rhythm of a Montessori classroom at a pace that fits their developmental needs.
Homeschool
Academy
Roseville, MN & Wayzata, MN
For families looking for a part-time preschool and kindergarten program.
Children attend Hand In Hand three days each week and on the remaining 2 days, parents continue nurturing their child’s growth and early learning at home.
This flexible rhythm gives families the best of both worlds — the consistency and community of a Montessori classroom, paired with the flexibility to shape more of your child’s early years at home.
Private
Academy
Roseville, MN & Wayzata, mN
For families seeking a full-time Christian Montessori Preschool and Kindergarten
Our Private Christian Montessori Academy offers a full-time early childhood education rooted in Montessori philosophy and Biblical truth.
Our teachers serve as guides, helping every child discover their God-given gifts while developing independence, responsibility, and confidence from their very first years of learning.
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Preschool & kindergarten
Areas of Learning
Faith Formation
Jesus is the center of everything we do. Each Casa environment includes an Atrium — a prepared space housing an altar, sacred work, and biblical stories — where children come to know God and how He calls us to live.
Mathematics
Hands-on, visual, and tactile Montessori math materials give children concrete experience with abstract concepts, building a deeper and lasting understanding of numbers.
Practical Life
Purposeful activities like plant care, food preparation, and environmental care develop motor control, coordination, independence, concentration, and a sense of responsibility.
Language Arts
Montessori language materials help children explore written and spoken language, mastering letter sounds and handwriting on the way to reading, spelling, and writing.
Cultural Studies
Geography, history, and science spark an early love of learning about the world — its natural wonders, people, history, culture, music, and art — letting children “travel” the globe from their own classroom.
Sensorial
Sensorial materials let children explore the world through sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch — discovering size, shape, color, and sound through hands-on experience.
What Makes Hand in Preschool and Kindergarten Unique?
The Atrium
A dedicated spiritual space where children encounter the person of Jesus and the truths of Scripture through hands-on, Montessori-inspired materials.
Multi-Age Learning Classrooms
Children ages 3 to 6 learn side by side in the same classroom, giving younger children mentors to look up to and older children real opportunities to lead, teach, and reinforce their own learning.
Uninterrupted Work Periods
Long blocks of uninterrupted work time each morning let children follow their curiosity and choose their own activities, building focus, independence, and a genuine love of learning from an early age.
Grace, Courtesy & Responsibility
From shared lunches to caring for their classroom environment, Casa and Kindergarten students practice everyday grace, courtesy, and responsibility — skills that carry into every area of life.
A Day in the Life of a
CASA Student.
Morning Work
Students start their day with uninterrupted focused work time with the Montessori materials.
Lunch + Recess
At midday, we enjoy lunch and time to play and explore outdoors.
Nap + Afternoon Work
Younger students nap while older students enjoy a read aloud before everyone ends the school day with another work period.
Looking for the best Christian Preschool and Kindergarten in the Twin Cities?
What Families Are Saying
About Hand In Hand’s Preschool and Kindergarten Program
Kind, patient, and genuinely Christian staff.
– Julie
I love a 3 day homeschool partnership model; that is so important for our family. I appreciate how staff encourages my child in faith and also how staff brings faith into our everyday lives and communications.
– Kendra
I greatly appreciate the overall community, parent relationships, and Montessori style teaching.
– John
How to
Get Started
Step 1
Schedule a Tour
Visit our Roseville or Wayzata campus to observe a Casa classroom and meet our dedicated school leaders.
Step 2
Apply and Enroll
Our admissions team will guide you through your next steps, answering questions and walking you through a simple enrollment process.
Step 3
Experience Montessori
Watch your child build independence, focus, and a joyful sense of discovery as they take ownership of their own learning.
ABOUT OUR CAMPUSES
Christian Montessori Preschool and Kindergarten Near You
Two Convenient Twin Cities Locations
Christian Montessori High School
Roseville
Serving Roseville and the surrounding area including Falcon Heights, Arden Hills, Shoreview, Little Canada, New Brighton, Mounds View, Maplewood, White Bear Lake, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and more
Christian Montessori High School
Wayzata
Serving Wayzata and the surrounding area including Plymouth, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Medina, Long Lake, Orono, Hamel, Corcoran, Hopkins, Deephaven, Excelsior, and the western Twin Cities suburbs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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