Work is on schedule for the fall 2024 opening of a new elementary school in Karis — one that will follow Montessori teaching techniques.
The Crowley Montessori Academy will move from a wing in Mary Harris Elementary where it has been housed to Elementary No. 16, a $33.3 million campus funded through a bond package passed in 2007. It will be the only Montessori school within Crowley Independent School District and one fewer than 50 in Texas.
The Montessori method of teaching focuses on individual and small-group learning, with teachers as guides. Open space and tables are common in a Montessori classroom instead of individual desks and a presentation area for teachers.