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Guidepost Montessori schools rebranded as Illuminate Montessori

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Bailey Meyers

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Published September 18, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. CT

Guidepost Montessori schools rebranded as Illuminate Montessori — Illuminate Montessori has five locations near Austin. (Courtesy Illuminate Montessori)

Guidepost Montessori schools officially rebranded as Illuminate Montessori in September 2026, after their parent company, GGE, filed for bankruptcy in 2025.

The background

In fall of 2025, TNC Schools acquired 18 Guidepost Montessori schools, including five in the Austin area.

At the time of the acquisition, TNC Schools had plans to rebrand the schools as Illuminate Montessori, yet the schools were contractually required to continue using the Guidepost name for a number of months, Mongoshua Ball, head of school at Illuminate Montessori in Westlake, said in an email.

As of Sept. 1, the schools officially rebranded to Illuminate Montessori.

There are no changes to the Montessori philosophy or teaching approaches, Ball said.

What else

Illuminate Montessori has plans to open a training center in Cedar Park that will provide employees the opportunity to earn American Montessori Society certification.

In the upcoming school year, the company will be adding three new elementary programs, some to the Austin area locations.