Our History
Welcome to Gilman Montessori Academy! GMA is an early childhood Montessori school with ten years of rich history in the Issaquah and Sammamish communities. Originally founded as a family daycare, GMA soon grew to become Trillium Montessori. Trillium Montessori was the first Montessori bilingual school in Issaquah, with its classroom and community famous for its welcoming environment, family teaching mindset, and academically challenging curriculum in alignment with the Montessori philosophy. After three years of development, Trillium Montessori School outgrew the increasing local demand for admissions. The school thus developed and relocated to Issaquah and has become Gilman Montessori Academy today!
Today...
GMA officially moved into its campus in December 2018. GMA inherited the teaching philosophy of Trillium Montessori, continuing to create a warm, comfortable, healthy, equitable, and professional teaching environment, and adds many new teaching projects. The school is carefully designed to support healthy growth, development, and learning for young children aged 15 months through 6 years in a lovely environment in a quiet neighborhood. Our enriched, bilingual (English and Mandarin) program follows the teachings, methods, and materials created by Dr. Maria Montessori. Our highly qualified, respectful, nurturing teachers guide the children to learn through hands-on experiences with real-world materials. Our thoughtfully prepared learning environment supports independence, meaningful learning, and the development of the whole child.
