St. Augustine Public Montessori School (Sapms)
Ten years ago (2012), SAPMS opened its doors. This year we proudly celebrate this anniversary milestone as one of three charter schools in the prestigious St Johns County School District. We continue to honor Montessori traditions and values and intend to bring the best of innovation in education to our students. Our aim is to provide a warm, nurturing, stimulating, safe environment that inspires students to be global collaborative citizens, committed to a better world, not merely good students. That is why our curriculum fosters grace and courtesy, independence, peace, honesty, integrity, respect and honor.
As funding for this public charter school has dwindled, SAPMS has had difficulty meeting its financial obligations. A new director has recently taken over and has worked to right the ship but we need help getting through these next few months. The $100,000 goal is lofty but every little bit helps to keep their doors open. The money will be used not only for payroll in the short term, but to help find a plot of land to provide a permanent home to the school.