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Country Montessori School in the News
Local TV, newspapers and business press have featured our teachers, our students and the way they serve the Poway community.
Media inquiries: joseb@countrymontessori.org
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- FOX 5 / KUSI
- San Diego Union-Tribune
- San Diego Business Journal
Awards and honors
Recognized in San Diego
Niche · 2027
Niche 2027 Best Schools and A+ School
Niche named Country Montessori School a 2027 A+ School, with A grades for teachers and diversity.
UT Community Press · 2026
Favorite Private School, Best of North Inland 2026
Readers of the Poway News Chieftain and Rancho Bernardo News Journal voted Country Montessori School a Favorite Private School for 2026.
San Diego Business Journal · July 2026
Jess Stanphill, 2026 Indispensables Winner
Elementary teacher Jess Stanphill was named a winner of the San Diego Business Journal's 2026 Indispensables awards.
UT Community Press · November 2025
Best Private School, Best of North Inland 2025
Country Montessori School was named Best Private School in the 2025 Best of North Inland awards.
KUSI News · June 2025
Ms. West, KUSI Community Champion
KUSI featured Ms. West in its Community Champions series.
SDCCU on CBS 8 · January 2025
Ms. Wendy West, Classroom Hero
San Diego County Credit Union honored our Bumblebee classroom teacher Wendy West as a Classroom Hero.
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CMS on TV and video
KUSI News · September 2026
Jose Bolaños on our 2026 Peanut Butter Drive for Feeding San Diego
The Big Biz Show · June 2026
Principal Adela Corrales returns to the show
CBS 8, Innovate 8 · April 2026
Poway Montessori school cultivates future MIT and Georgetown achievers
The Big Biz Show · April 2026
Principal Adela Corrales on Montessori education
KUSI News · January 2026
Jose Bolaños on why CMS is walking for firefighters with cancer
KUSI News · January 2026
Jose Bolaños and Bob Stacey on the Firefighters for Hope 10K
KUSI News · January 2026
Firefighters for Hope Walk comes to Poway
KUSI News · October 2025
Jose Bolaños on our Peanut Butter Drive for Feeding San Diego
KUSI News · October 2025
Country Montessori students give back
KUSI News · September 2025
Under 10 and already changing San Diego
KUSI / FOX 5 · June 2025
Community Champion: Ms. Wendy West
CBS 8 · January 2025
Classroom Heroes: SDCCU honors Ms. Wendy West
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Stories about CMS
KUSI News · September 4, 2026
Peanut butter drive for Feeding San Diego
Jose Bolaños joined KUSI's morning show to talk about our peanut butter drive and why students are never too young to make a difference.
CBS 8 · April 10, 2026
Poway's Country Montessori School fosters future leaders with unique learning approach
CBS 8's Innovate 8 series featured CMS and its hands-on Montessori approach.
The Big Biz Show · April and June 2026
Adela Corrales, Principal of Country Montessori School
Our principal joined The Big Biz Show to talk about Montessori education.
FOX 5 / KUSI · January 30, 2026
Poway firefighters walk for cancer
FOX 5 and KUSI covered our Firefighters for Hope 10K Walk/Run with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network.
FOX 5 / KUSI · January 24, 2026
Firefighters for Hope Walk taking place in Poway
Jose Bolaños and retired Vista Fire Captain Bob Stacey joined KUSI in studio to share why CMS is hosting a 10K for firefighter cancer awareness.
iHeart, San Diego's Morning News · January 2026
Firefighters for Hope: 10K Walk & Run
San Diego's Morning News featured the Firefighters for Hope 10K Walk & Run.
Hispanos News · October 6, 2025
Teaching Kindness: Poway School Integrates Service Into Learning
A look at how community service, from food packing to senior visits, is part of everyday learning at CMS.
KUSI News · September and October 2025
Under 10 and already changing San Diego
KUSI followed our students' peanut butter drive and field trip to Feeding San Diego, with interviews with Principal Adela Corrales and Jose Bolaños.
San Diego Union-Tribune · February 13, 2025
Opinion: Support, autonomy the keys to retaining teachers
Principal Adela Corrales wrote about how supporting teachers keeps great educators in the classroom.
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12642 Monte Vista Rd, Poway · (858) 673-1756