Mission Statement

Our Mission is to provide a homeschool hybrid learning community where children can thrive in a natural, mixed age Montessori environment. We foster independence, a lifelong love of learning, and a deep connection to the natural world. Our cooperative model empowers families to play an active role in their child’s educational journey while creating a supportive community where every member is valued.

Meet the Teacher

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    Kate Murphy

    Principal Educator

  • Bio

    Kate is a MACTE Certified Montessori Educator with 13 years of teaching experience. She fell in love with teaching young minds and the Montessori Method while working in a Montessori preschool and pursuing her secondary education at Florida State University. She later moved to the Tampa Bay Area and accepted a job teaching Lower Elementary in the Carrollwood area.

    She established Sandhill Montessori in 2025 with like minded families after not being able to find the community and family based educational option she was passionate about providing.

Why Choose us?

Project Based Learning

Learning through Play

Daily Outdoor Time

Off-Campus Field Trips

Testimonials

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    My three boys attend Ms. Murphy's class and have thrived under her guidance. I love how we work together to find what works best for my children's individual learning styles and interests!

    - Maggie Rushing

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    I love how patient the teachers are. I like my friends and I like that we are treated equally.

    - Rowen a 3rd grade Sandhill Student