Montessori Hills School Rebrand

Children in beige uniforms at The Hills Montessori School, one child covering their eyes with hands, outdoors during daytime.
A collection of business cards for The Hills Montessori School in green, blue, and orange colors, featuring the school's name, contact information, and an abstract white logo.
A group of young children sitting cross-legged on the floor of a classroom, listening to a teacher who is standing nearby. The classroom has colorful alphabet letters on the wall and a whiteboard.
A young girl with curly red hair, smiling and looking upward, has colorful paint on her face and torso, and wears a white dress with paint smudges, outdoors with a green blurred background.
A green puzzle piece with white text that says "The Hills Montessori School" and "learning, your way".
A young girl with dark hair and wearing an orange sweater holding a drawing of a person with pigtails and a bow, partially hiding her face behind the drawing.
Sign for the Orange Building with abstract white logo and white text on orange background

One size doesn’t fit all.

The Hills Montessori School brand has remained largely unchanged since 1978, but the world of education certainly hasn’t. As a school built on individualised learning and a deep respect for childhood development, it was time the visual identity caught up with the philosophy.

The challenge

To craft a brand that speaks to toddlers in nappies, teenagers in high school, and parents juggling lunch boxes and home loans, all while staying true to the values of Montessori learning: self-direction, adaptability, and curiosity.

The solution

A bold, modular visual language built on jigsaw-but-not-jigsaw shapes, playful, flexible, and symbolic of the unique way each child fits into their own learning journey. These abstract forms shift and reassemble across applications, just like the students themselves, no two alike, and all the better for it.

A calming-yet-optimistic colour palette draws from the surrounding bushland and skies, bringing a grounded, natural energy to the brand. A rounded typeface softens the tone and mirrors the school’s nurturing, inclusive approach.