Desert Sky Montessori was founded with love, perseverance, a passion for Montessori education, and… a couple of epic donut sales.

Early in 2014, a handful of parents came together to discuss an alternative to traditional elementary education in Bend for their Montessori preschoolers. For the following two and a half years, our founding board grew from three to more than twelve members. Tirelessly, the board spread the word about the vision for a tuition-free Montessori school in Central Oregon. 

In the fall of 2016, the Bend-La Pine School District voted unanimously for our approval, granting us the charter. Thus, the first and only tuition-free Montessori elementary school in Central Oregon was created.