Now enrolling · 2026-2027
K–5 Montessori Elementary School in Kissimmee, Florida
Hands-on learning, Christian values, and English and Spanish every day. Explore our K-5 classroom and get help understanding your scholarship options.
Tuition is $0 out of pocket for most Florida families.
With a Step Up For Students scholarship. Eligibility and award amounts vary. Tuition and scholarships
K–5 mixed-age classrooms12 children to a teacherEnglish + EspañolSponsored by Solid Rock, since 1968
How children learn
The Research Institute of Planet Earth.
One long investigation runs from kindergarten through 5th grade, tying history, science, geography, art and language together.
Children work from guiding questions, add their own, and record what they find. Reading, writing and math are the core of every day.
Life at SWREA
Safe, bilingual, and easy to get to.
Kindness, teamwork and leadership
Every child is known by name and adults are always close. Children learn to work in groups, solve problems together and look out for one another, and older students lead younger ones. Bullying has very little room to grow here.
How we prevent bullying
English and Spanish, every day
Spanish is part of every day, in morning meeting, stories and the calendar, not a once-a-week class. Children from English-speaking homes pick it up naturally, Spanish-speaking children grow their English, and families can talk to us in either language.
Our bilingual classroom
Help getting to and from school
SWREA has partnered with a local student transportation organization that can help get your child to and from school. If drop-off or pick-up is the hard part, call the office and we will walk you through it.
How transportation works
A day at SWREA
From 8:00 to 3:00, one calm, full day.
8:00 to 8:30 am
Arrival and quiet work
Soft music, plants and classroom animals to tend, gardening for early arrivals. Students greet staff in Spanish and English and choose a quiet activity.
Doors open 8:00 am. Dismissal 3:00 pm. Monday to Friday.
Prefer to watch?
A day at SWREA in 43 seconds: painting, science, play and story time. No sound.
See all our photos →Who your child will meet
A small school, so every child is known by name.
Meet the people your family will see every day, and hear from our Head of School in his own words.
More about the school →Two minutes with Mr. Quainoo, our Head of School.
Mr. J. Tim Quainoo, MTS
Head of School
Maestra Nuñez
Lead Teacher
Ms. Jayla
Teacher
Robert K.
Operations Director
What you would actually pay
Find out what your family would pay.
Three questions, about twenty seconds. No email address, no account, and nobody calls you back before you get an answer. For most Florida families the number that comes out is $0.
01Do you live in Florida?
02Grade this fall
03Household income
Your estimate
Answer the three questions on the left and your number appears here.
- Florida resident
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- Grade this fall
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- Household income
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Enrollment
17 of 24 seats are still open.
We opened with room for twenty-four children across kindergarten to fifth grade. Each block is one seat; gold ones are taken.
New Step Up applications close November 15, 2026.
After that, a new family waits until next school year.
How the Step Up scholarship worksFES-UA Unique Abilities scholarshipBeca Step Up en español
Four steps, start to finish
Step 1
Start with Step Up
The scholarship window opens each February for the coming school year. We will tell you exactly where it stands when we call.
Step 2
Apply to SWREA too
Apply online in about ten minutes per child. You get a family portal account where you follow every step: review, tour, records, decision and enrollment.
Step 3
Approval in 2 to 6 weeks
Step Up reviews and notifies you directly. Sending income documents speeds up priority placement.
Step 4
Enroll and route funds
We match your scholarship in EMA and the state invoices the school. Nothing passes through your bank account.
Comparing schools? See how SWREA's cost and class size compare with nearby private schools.
Questions Parents Ask
Questions parents ask first.
Is there a free Montessori school near me in Kissimmee?
For most Florida families, yes. Tuition is $8,000 a year and the average Step Up For Students award covers the full amount, so most scholarship families pay $0 out of pocket. Step Up is a state-funded scholarship open to every K-12 Florida resident, not a discount, a coupon or a payment plan. We complete the scholarship application alongside your school application.
Do we have to attend church to enroll?
No. There is no requirement to attend church, hold membership anywhere, or share any particular belief, and none of that affects admission, placement, or how your child is treated. The Morning Meeting does open with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and character is taught alongside academics.
What grades do you offer? Do you have pre-K or VPK?
Kindergarten through 5th grade only, ages 5 to 10, in mixed-age Montessori classrooms. We do not offer preschool, pre-K or VPK. If your child turns 5 by September 1, kindergarten is the right entry point. The Founding Class for the 2026-2027 year is capped at 24 students across all six grade levels.
Is Spanish taught at the school?
Spanish is integrated through every day rather than taught once a week. Greetings, songs, stories, the calendar and celebrations happen in both languages, and by spring students are writing short journal entries in English and Spanish.
What if my scholarship is not approved before school starts?
Your child starts on day one regardless. We never penalize a family for a Step Up timing delay and route the scholarship once it is approved. No family is turned away over state-side paperwork.
Serving Osceola County. Still We Rise Excellence Academy welcomes families from Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Poinciana, Celebration, Buenaventura Lakes, Campbell, Intercession City and the surrounding Central Florida communities.
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1904 Michigan Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34744