05/13/2026
Don't miss out on Montessori Merch!
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The Birch Lane Montessori Program is a public Montessori program within the Davis Joint Unified School District.
The Birch Lane Montessori Program is a high quality Montessori program in a public school setting. Currently the Birch Lane Montessori Program has an enrollment of 240 students in grades K-6, with 10 Montessori classrooms. It was developed in 2000 through a collaborative effort among parents, teachers, and administrators of the Davis Joint Unified School District and members of the Davis Montessor
05/13/2026
Don't miss out on Montessori Merch!
Order here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdtlovBDgcI8x-e8GMhl3hHedc-yWasCjMVUlx-5_je24oVg/viewform
03/17/2026
Don't miss a chance to have some frozen yogurt with your friends this Thursday after school and support Birch Lane!
03/07/2026
Come on down to the farmers market and find out more about the Montessori education we have available here in Davis. We have two great teachers there ready to answer your questions!
02/14/2026
If you are interested in seeing our program expand to TK for the 2026 - 2027 school year, please fill out the google form. If we can get enough families interested, we may be able to open a Montessori TK classroom.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDklQvNi59lBFfT-62tykxdQ4wpF6oSIFWN82pE7MkGYOmJQ/viewform?fbclid=IwY2xjawP4tjtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE3Szk5QkdtRlFGUVV0cFF0c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtMn8a0zC8rw2wR_HzjXA9xE1AtcVAFbALWhVS0EBlurJupF0cFt_gvSIsZ4_aem_jndeY_Gw7xRGMET__m-6vA
02/13/2026
Bead chains are a great resouce for math in our Montessori classrooms. The bead chain job allows students to see and feel numbers. The beads can be used to learn skip counting, multiplication and numbers squared.
02/12/2026
Sound tubs are part of our language area in the K/1 classroom.
Each tub contains figures that all start with the letter listed on the top. Students learn to connect the visual letter to the sound of the items. For example, the Jj tub might have a figure of a jaguar, jam and juice in it. As students progress, they start taking two or three tubs at a time and sorting the items by which letter they start with.
02/11/2026
A life science job to explore the life cycles of different animals and plants. Chickens, turtles, butterflies, frogs and seeds!
02/08/2026
Great article about our amazing school and efforts to keep it open. Please go to this link and help every way you can: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1nO0AETFoIc9SVBGBWWULt-D0BgvyvRkoRhnnne7aNW8/mobilebasic
Birch Lane community rallies around school The Davis Joint Unified School District built Birch Lane Elementary School in 1963, and since then, staff, students, parents, and the community have developed the school's arboretum, chicken coop with
02/03/2026
Kinder Enrollment is underway! Remember to register for the Montessori Program, you need to fill out the Kindergarten Enrollment forms found here:
https://www.djusd.net/DJUSD_Enrollment/t_k_and_kindergarten_information_and_registration
AND a choice school application for the Birch Lane Montessori Program found here:
https://cdnsm5-ss18.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_117089/File/Enrollment/2026-27%20Forms/Birch%20Lane%20Montessori%20App%202026-27.pdf
Priority Enrollment closed February 20th, 2026
02/03/2026
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