At Ivybrook Academy , students ages 18 months to six years experience a one-of-a-kind curriculum that can’t be found anywhere else in the United States.

Now, The Woodlands community has access to this stand-out learning model .

“[Our students] become critical thinkers, collaborators, problem solvers and team players,” franchise owner Kelsey Ford said. “They become very innovative when they are trying to solve problems on their own.”

The program blends the discovery and project-based learning of the Reggio Emilia philosophy with the STEM foundation and hands-on approach of Montessori. It also incorporates the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, recognizing that children learn in different ways.

How are concepts taught?

Teachers introduce a concept and then let students’ curiosity gui

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