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Charlevoix Childrens House

8700 Mercer Road, Charlevoix, MI, 49720-0497 -

School Notes Overview:

At Charlevoix Children’s House we celebrate the child. We are a Montessori community dedicated to providing a learning environment that guides, nurtures, and enriches the individual. Maria Montessori, an Italian physician, developed the Montessori philosophy and method of education in 1896. The premise of her work is that children interact with materials and learn from their environment, not from the teacher. Maria Montessori developed what she called “the prepared environment”. Among its features is an ordered arrangement of learning materials in a noncompetitive atmosphere, which helps each child develop at his/her own rate. Children learn through doing. A child’s play is a child’s work. At Charlevoix Children’s House, the process, not the product, is taught. The ultimate goal is that each child be responsible for his or her own education....

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School Overview:

	Charlevoix Childrens House
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	American Montessori Society (AMS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - K
County	Charlevoix County, MI
Student Body
Total Students	25 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MI) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	21%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 21 students
	Kind - 4 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	2 teachers
	This School	(MI) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:12	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	181 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

At Charlevoix Children’s House we celebrate the child. We are a Montessori community dedicated to providing a learning environment that guides, nurtures, and enriches the individual. Maria Montessori, an Italian physician, developed the Montessori philosophy and method of education in 1896. The premise of her work is that children interact with materials and learn from their environment, not from the teacher. Maria Montessori developed what she called “the prepared environment”. Among its features is an ordered arrangement of learning materials in a noncompetitive atmosphere, which helps each child develop at his/her own rate. Children learn through doing. A child’s play is a child’s work. At Charlevoix Children’s House, the process, not the product, is taught. The ultimate goal is that each child be responsible for his or her own education.
Profile last updated: 01/24/2007

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (49720)	School Zip (49720)	(MI) State Average
Population (Approximate)	9,480 people	9,937,974 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	32%	24%
Population Average Age	41 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$40,963	$46,742
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.8 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	36 years old	46 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	80% / 20%	71% / 29%