City Garden Montessori School is a neighborhood charter school in the Shaw neighborhood of St. Louis. Our Mission The mission of City Garden Montessori is to provide a high-quality education to a diverse student population following the philosophy of Maria Montessori, and to cultivate young people who value and respect themselves, others, the environment, and the world community. Our Vision In the process of nurturing our students to be competent, creative, lifelong learners who practice compassion, respect, nonviolence and sustainability, we will strengthen families, the neighborhoods we serve, and the City of St. Louis as a whole.