Montessori New Beginnings Academy

4660 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX, 75024-0750
Tel: (972)491-1230
Grades: NS - K | 105 students
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We are the only full member school of the American Montessori Society in Plano, Texas.  We have two Montessori certified teachers in each of our primary classrooms and our toddler teachers are trained and certified in infant/toddler Montessori. Our low student-to-teacher ratios coupled with caring and long tenured instructors allows us to focus on the individual while fostering an environment that helps children develop their full potential. Our classes consist of multi-aged, heterogeneous students exposed to a diverse set of materials, activities, and experiences which are designed to foster physical, intellectual, creative, and social independence. Our classroom atmosphere encourages social interaction for cooperative learning, peer teaching, emotional development, and respect for the individual. As a 501(3)(c) non-profit entity you'll find our earnings are reinvested back into the school for the benefit of our children.

School Overview:
Montessori New Beginnings Academy
School Type Montessori School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Nursery/Preschool - Kindergarten
Year Founded 1986
Student Body
Total Students 105 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 86% (TX School Avg.: 37%)
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 14 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 8:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 20%
Average Class Size 20 students
Classroom dress code Casual
(No Uniforms)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 30 / rolling
Admissions Director Ryan Ritter
Admissions Associate Latha Ganesh
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 6 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
AJ's Gymnastics Abrakadoodle
Amazing Athletes Classical Ballet
Music & Movement Tiny Tigers: Tae Kwon Do

School Notes:

    • We serve roughly 140 students from ages 18 months to 6 years. One of the strengths of the school community is the diversity of the families that make up our community. Our families represent a wide range of cultures, beliefs, races, and ethnicities.
    • As a non-profit institution, we are governed by a Board of Trustees who set policy and strategy while providing oversight of the school operations. The board consists of local business executives, small business owners, and entrepreneurs – many either parent alumni or who have children currently enrolled. A school director is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations, including admissions, personnel management, curriculum, and financial administration.
    • We are a member school of the American Montessori Society (AMS) and use the Montessori method which develops the confidence, independence, and responsibility of the child through work in practical life, independent and group learning, language using phonics, math using concrete objects, science, and geography. An AMS member school, Montessori: New Beginnings Academy is required to adhere to strict standards and policies as an assurance that your child will receive high quality educational instruction from qualified teachers in an appropriate classroom environment.
    • At Montessori: New Beginnings Academy your child's classroom instructors have a great deal of teaching experience. A large number of our staff members have been with the school for a decade or more; four teachers have been with us for longer than fifteen years, another three staff member have been with us for more than a decade. Many of our classrooms offer instructors with over thirty years of combined Montessori teaching experience. While your child benefits from our staff experience and commitment to educational excellence, the stability of our staff creates the high likelihood that your child will have consistency in their homeroom teachers during those formative years they are with us.
    • Each of the two teachers in our pre-primary classroom is Montessori-certified for the assigned age level by the AMS (American Montessori Society) or other MACTE (Montessori Accreditation Council of Teacher Education) accredited teacher education program . That program has verified completion of a course of study requiring a minimum of 300 hours of on-site instruction and 36 weeks of supervised student teaching. Additionally, the school requires the staff complete additional teacher education training throughout each year.

Nearby Schools:

Montessori New Beginnings Academy
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-K | 0 mi. away
Preston Meadows Montessori
Gr. K | 0.2 mi. away
St Timothy Christian Academy
Gr. 3-8 | 0.4 mi. away
New Star Leadership Education Center
Gr. K-6 | 0.6 mi. away
Preston Meadow KinderCare
Gr. Nursery School-PK | 0.7 mi. away
Ca Montessori Childrens Center
Gr. K | 1.3 mi. away

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