Mercy Montessori, founded in 1969, is Cincinnati’s oldest Catholic, Montessori elementary school. Mercy provides a personalized education for children in preschool through 8th grade, and is a regional school drawing from over 60 TriState zip codes. Mercy has an income-based sliding scale tuition model as well as financial aid opportunities, creating a socioeconomically diverse student body. As part of the curriculum, Mercy offers weekly swimming lessons in the on-campus, indoor pool, an onsite farm and Erdkinder program, religion, Spanish, music, and art. Mercy Montessori is a sponsored ministry of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas and is a member of Mercy Education.