New for the 2025-26 school year, Sundrop is bringing its passion for hands-on learning and love of the outdoors to the Elementary age group!

Sundrop Elementary offers a dynamic, comprehensive education experience for students age 6-9 (first through third grade). In this mixed-age classroom, children are individually nurtured to each reach their full potential through hands-on, project based learning that incorporates the outdoor education opportunities that our beautiful northern Michigan setting provides.

This transformative, nature-based, Montessori-inspired elementary school is located on 100+ acres of forest at Gahagan Nature Preserve in Roscommon, Michigan.  Learners will spend at least 2 hours (and up to the full day) outdoors each day, and there will be low to no use of screen-based technology.

Sundrop Elementary uses Montessori-inspired and nature-based curricula to develop mastery in all of the core subjects, including English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, the Arts and more. We are dedicated to empowering the next generation to develop their innate love for learning and become passionate environmental stewards.

Sundrop Elementary is a licensed, non-public school.