Montessori & IB
A Rare Combination
We are honored to be one of very few schools in the world with PK-12 Montessori and IB programming.
The Montessori Method
We are one of the few schools in the world to offer both Montessori and International Baccalaureate (MYP and DP) programming, a rare combination of pedagogies that make VIMSIA stand out.
Montessori education is widely practiced and deeply respected around the world for its enduring impact on learners and communities.
A Montessori education is characterized by an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child's psychological, physical, and social development.
The IB offers a rigorous and rewarding curriculum that allows students to reflect on and develop their learning, empowering them to become independent thinkers and principled doers.
International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a global leader in international education—developing inquiring, knowledgeable, confident, and caring young people. Our programs empower school-aged students to take ownership in their own learning and help them develop the skills to make a difference and thrive in a world that changes fast.
IB Philosophy
End Session
VIMSIA students have traveled to over 55 countries since the inception of our travel programs in 2007. Each year students have the opportunity to travel through one of our many VIMSIA Without Borders programs, including: End Session, MMUN, Weizmann Science and Middle East Cultural Trek, and the Spanish Student Exchange Program.
End Session is a unique adventure in learning created specifically for our PGIA students. This program has taken our students to over 55 global destinations. We have been 50 degrees North, 40 degrees South, 100 feet underwater and points in between to provide global learning opportunities!
Our many VIMSIA Without Borders programs helps provide funding for our travel programs which include End Session, MMUN, Weizmann Science and Middle East Cultural Trek, the Spanish Student Exchange Program, and the Denmark cultural trip.
Service Learning
Service learning is at the heart of the Peter Gruber International Academy. Our school offers opportunities for students to apply what they learn in the classroom by contributing to the needs of our local and broader community. We are motivated by the commitment to leave a legacy.
Experiential Learning
Both the Montessori and International Baccalaureate pedagogies have a focus on learning by doing, reflecting on work done with the hands. Whether it is a PGIA design class and their cardboard boat race at Secret Harbor, or a Montessori Primary student tracing sandpaper letters with their finger - our school focuses on the act of learning by doing. Our classrooms extend to real life in the out of doors and to the outer reaches of the globe. We touch, we feel, we build, we create, we collaborate, we learn.