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Starting at $300/month

Accepting Applications for School Year 2025-2026 
Ages 5-10 (grades 1-5)
*kindergarten students will be considered on a case by case basis*

We are located in beautiful Historic Germantown with easy commuting access to points in Philadelphia as well as neighboring counties.  

Adinkra Symbol AKWAABA - WELCOME
Adinkra Symbol-NEA ONNIM NO SUAA OHU - HE WHO DOES NOT KNOW CAN KNOW FROM LEARNING
Adinkra Symbol-MATE MASIE - WHAT I HEAR, I KEEP

Learning Expands Great Souls

- Namibian Proverb

Poinciana Montessori provides a challenging educational environment for every child by utilizing an educational model rooted in African values and the Montessori method.

Adinkra Symboll- ANANSE NTONTAN - SPIDER WEB
Adinkra Symboll- NYANSAPO - WISDOM KNOT
Adinkra Symboll- HWE MU DUA - MEASURING STICK
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Why Poinciana?

NKONSONKONSON - CHAIN LINK

Communalism

ADWO - PEACE

​Order

BOAFO YE NA - WILLING HELPER

Reciprocity

ANANSE NTONTAN - SPIDER WEB

Creativity

BI NKA BI - ONE SHOULD BITE THE OTHER

Balance

Justice, Truth,
Liberation of Humanity

NOKORE - TRUTH
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Our African Centered Values are at the core of who and what we are. 

We strive to incorporate these values everyday to encourage students' social growth and self-concept to help them become the fullest version of themselves. 

NKONSONKONSON - CHAIN LINK

Communalism

ADWO - PEACE

​Order

BOAFO YE NA - WILLING HELPER

Reciprocity

ANANSE NTONTAN - SPIDER WEB

Creativity

BI NKA BI - ONE SHOULD BITE THE OTHER

Balance

Justice, Truth,
Liberation of Humanity

NOKORE - TRUTH

Gardening

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Our school gardens every Friday at Wyk Historical House and Gardens.  Families look forward to fresh vegetables every week!

Enrichment

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We are about nourshing hearts and spirits as well as minds.  To this end we currently offering classes in African drumming and Capoeira (Afro-Brazilian martial arts) at Poinciana.

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Poinciana Montessori School

6144 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia

info@poincianamontessori.org

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Poinciana Montessori admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

© 2023 by Poinciana Montessori.

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