Glen Oaks aims to stimulate every child's intellect and emotion through individual attention and teacher motivation. Owner Lynette Caron received her American Montessori Credential from Notre Dame in 1976. The Montessori philosophy fosters creativity through individual interaction with materials. Children choose their own activity with some guidance from the teacher, called the "directress" at Montessori schools. Every child works at his or her own pace and is not in direct competition with other children. The school offers a chance for children to garden, learn a foreign language and practice yoga.