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Julia Brown Montessori Schools

9450 Madison Avenue, Laurel, MD, 20723-0207 -

School Notes Overview:

At The Julia Brown Montessori Schools, we work with nature, not against it, in helping your child achieve his or her goal. Our program accepts the endless energies, the creative impulses, and insatiable curiosities of the children and gradually directs their efforts into rewarding channels. Children have a strong natural desire to learn. This desire can best be nurtured by allowing the child to choose his or her own activities and to work at his or her own pace. No one can produce a better lesson schedule than the one produced by the child's own interests. When they are ready for each step in their development, their enthusiasm for this part of the program is obvious. As a complement to the Montessori program, the children are also introduced to a variety of special activities during the years they spend with us. In past years, for example, we have offered special programs in dance, gymnastics, music, or a foreign language as a means of enhancing our broad-based curriculum....

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School Overview:

	Julia Brown Montessori Schools
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	American Montessori Society (AMS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 3
County	Howard County, MD
Student Body
Total Students	144 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MD) School Avg.
% Students of Color	67%	33%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 90 students
	Kind - 21 students
	Grade 1 - 19 students
	Grade 2 - 8 students
	Grade 3 - 6 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	5 teachers
	This School	(MD) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:28	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	188 days	179 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

At The Julia Brown Montessori Schools, we work with nature, not against it, in helping your child achieve his or her goal. Our program accepts the endless energies, the creative impulses, and insatiable curiosities of the children and gradually directs their efforts into rewarding channels. Children have a strong natural desire to learn. This desire can best be nurtured by allowing the child to choose his or her own activities and to work at his or her own pace. No one can produce a better lesson schedule than the one produced by the child's own interests. When they are ready for each step in their development, their enthusiasm for this part of the program is obvious. As a complement to the Montessori program, the children are also introduced to a variety of special activities during the years they spend with us. In past years, for example, we have offered special programs in dance, gymnastics, music, or a foreign language as a means of enhancing our broad-based curriculum.
Profile last updated: 01/20/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (20723)	School Zip (20723)	(MD) State Average
Population (Approximate)	24,079 people	5,296,486 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	47%	32%
Population Average Age	33 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$67,823	$56,460
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.4 rooms	6.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	24 years old	40 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	70% / 30%	65% / 35%