Headwaters School Competitors

Alcuin School inspires its students to reach their highest levels of personal and academic achievement, guides them to become compassionate global citizens, and prepares them to embrace challenges with confidence and innovation by providing the ideal Montessori and International Baccalaureate education.

The Post Oak School is an independent school in Bellaire and Houston, Texas, serving students from 14 months through high school. Post Oak is authorized as an IB World School to offer the IB Diploma Program for grades 11 and 12. One of the U.S.’ oldest Montessori schools, Post Oak is an educational leader both among Houston’s top private schools and among the more than 5,000 Montessori schools across the country. We have attracted an accomplished team of faculty and staff and built two campuses dedicated to learning. Students at each level benefit from carefully prepared environments including a second campus dedicated to adolescent development that accesses partner institutions in the Museum District, Texas Medical Center, and downtown. As life-long learners, our students develop academic, social, and entrepreneurial skills that help them pursue their passions and live a purposeful, successful life. The Post Oak School has operated continuously since 1963 and is a non-profit corporation. With a faculty and staff of 95 and student enrollment of over 500, we provide a culturally diverse student population with a comprehensive Montessori education steeped in AMI heritage and fully accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and at the high school level, by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).

Since 1986, The Westwood School has provided an outstanding Montessori environment beginning at the Toddler level, building on the Chinese proverb, “What I hear I forget; what I see I remember; what I do I know.” Westwood blends this highly regarded method with the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB), an ideal overlay to the foundation laid by the Montessori Method. IB World Schools (more than 3,500 in over 140 countries) share a common philosophy-a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that The Westwood School believes is important for our students. Since 2004, Westwood has been an authorized IB World School. We welcome students and families who share a joy of learning and believe that education should be a journey, not a race. The Westwood School is a close-knit and caring community. Our students acquire the skills and values necessary to think critically and act responsibly within a student-centered curriculum with academic rigor and international mindedness. At The Westwood School, we know you have many choices when it comes to the education of your child. We invite you to explore our site, visit our school and learn about our Toddler through High School programs.