Guidepost Montessori at Duhui Road

The ultimate goal of an education is authentic, holistic independence. At Guidepost Montessori, we offer this to your child, in the fullest possible sense.

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Guidepost Montessori at Duhui Road is a new English-Mandarin bilingual Montessori school in the Minhang District of Shanghai.

About Us

We are a new English-Mandarin Bilingual Montessori school, serving children from 6 months old to age 3. We offer year-round programming and rolling admissions into our programs to meet the needs of your family.

Our Programs

  • Offering infant and toddler bilingual programs
  • Available as 5-day, full day or half day options
  • Monthly tuition rates vary based on program and start date

Our School

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Program Overview

We are now accepting registrations for our programs at Duhui Road. You can enroll to start right away if your program is available, or we are accepting waitlist applications if not currently available.

We are also pleased to offer at-home programming for families needing immediate child-care support. We'll partner with you to create a personalized program delivered by our Montessori-trained guides in your home while your waitlist spot becomes available.

A Peek Inside our School

At the heart of our school is our belief that children thrive when given freedom and responsibility in environments prepared for them.

Guidepost Montessori classrooms are light, airy, calming, aesthetically beautiful spaces. Each material is carefully chosen and carefully displayed — to inspire and entice your child to explore.

A Day at Guidepost Montessori

See what a typical day is like in our Mandarin immersion program
Follow Madden, one of our amazing toddlers as she engages in self-led learning from shape puzzles to setting the table and cleaning.

Meet our School Team

We offer regular events to foster a vibrant school community: coffee chats with the school staff, seasonal events to bring our parents, families and staff together and open houses to share the school community with new families. We look forward to meeting you!

Why Guidepost?

The Montessori approach to human development is based on the belief in the potential of the child, and on the belief that it is only the child who can realize this potential. To grow up well is to grow up to be increasingly independent, capable, confident, happy and secure. At Guidepost, we are the village that supports you in raising your child.

The Montessori Approach

The Montessori method of education offers a knowledge-rich environment, through a child-led model. Children learn joyfully, through working with carefully sequenced, hands-on materials. Your child’s enthusiastic exploration naturally leads to a solid foundation and advanced academics.

A Close-Knit Community

Guidepost families tend to be friendly and welcoming folks, eager to make connections and form strong bonds. We think the education of our students is stronger when we can serve as a hub for such relationships, and we do all we can to foster a strong community in our area, with plenty of fun events and opportunities to meet and mingle.

A Global Network to Support You

Guidepost Montessori offers access to high-quality Montessori education in schools, at-home, or from anywhere around the world. Move seamlessly through our network as the needs of your family change to ensure continuity and consistency in your child's education, wherever you are located.

Guidepost Montessori education takes a holistic approach: enabling social, emotional, and physical development alongside academic success

The Guidepost Approach

Educating the whole child

Teachers choose their moments of instruction wisely, offering lessons and presentations at suitable junctures in each child's development

The Guidepost Approach

A teacher whose job is to guide, not lead

Our teachers follow each child's natural schedule, which encourages them to trust their own bodies

The Guidepost Approach

Respecting the young child's rhythm of life

Children are given the tools and uninterrupted time to work on activities and materials they value

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More study, not less

Children are given the freedom to follow their academic interests, which reduces the need for external motivation

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No need for rewards or punishments

The teacher connects the child with their environment, showing them how to use the learning materials and evaluate their own work

The Guidepost Approach

Independent learning by the child

With the freedom to move and choose their own work, children develop internal discipline and social awareness

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Empowered by choice

Lessons are designed to appeal to each child's level of development and interests

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Individually tailored lessons

A place where every student feels a sense of belonging, building confidence in the knowledge that their social identity is an asset and not a barrier

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Identity safe classrooms