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Greece Montessori School

300 Chesterton Road, Rochester, NY, 14626-0146 -

School Notes Overview:

The Greece Montessori School was established in 1971 by an interested group of parents who had met monthly for a year to study Montessori and then decided that there was a need in the area for a school offering the Montessori curriculum to pre-school children. Basic to the Montessori philosophy is the concept that children are motivated from within by a natural curiosity and love for knowledge. The goal of early childhood education is to cultivate the child's own natural desire to learn and to develop the potential that lies within each child. This is achieved through a method of self-education within a "planned environment" using specifically design teaching materials. Modern research has also reinforced Dr. Montessori's observations that children between the ages of 2-6 years old pass through various sensitive periods of intense fascination for learning a particular activity or skill. The Montessori classroom encourages and invites the child to increase his or her learning ability during these sensitive states according to his or her own will and readiness....

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School Overview:

	Greece Montessori School
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	Association Montessori International (AMI) Other Montessori association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 1
County	Monroe County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	67 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	12%	36%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 50 students
	Kind - 16 students
	Grade 1 - 1 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	5 teachers
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:13	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	170 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The Greece Montessori School was established in 1971 by an interested group of parents who had met monthly for a year to study Montessori and then decided that there was a need in the area for a school offering the Montessori curriculum to pre-school children. Basic to the Montessori philosophy is the concept that children are motivated from within by a natural curiosity and love for knowledge. The goal of early childhood education is to cultivate the child's own natural desire to learn and to develop the potential that lies within each child. This is achieved through a method of self-education within a "planned environment" using specifically design teaching materials. Modern research has also reinforced Dr. Montessori's observations that children between the ages of 2-6 years old pass through various sensitive periods of intense fascination for learning a particular activity or skill. The Montessori classroom encourages and invites the child to increase his or her learning ability during these sensitive states according to his or her own will and readiness.
Profile last updated: 01/23/2007

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (14626)	School Zip (14626)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	29,120 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	35%	32%
Population Average Age	41 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$50,217	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.1 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	37 years old	58 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	75% / 25%	41% / 59%