Montessori Country School

621 Alabama Drive PO Box 272, Herndon, VA, 20170-0201
Tel: (703)437-8285
Grades: NS - K | 87 students
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Montessori Country School strives to deliver the best preschool and kindergarten experience possible. Since its inception in 1971, the school has remained a non-profit with oversight from a parent-run board of directors. Our classrooms are busy, productive places. Each child is allowed to move about freely and choose his/her own work, carrying it out to completion with great concentration and enthusiasm.  Our curriculum emphasizes the development of the whole child within a helpful, respectful, and cooperative community.  We help each child achieve his/her full potential by following the key premises of Montessori education: 
  • Children are to be respected as individuals who differ from each other.
  • Children possess unusual sensitivity and mental powers for absorbing and learning from their environment.
  • The most important years of growth are the first six years of life when unconscious learning is gradually brought to the conscious level.
MCS has set the standard for Montessori education.  We have also recently added a small Aftercare program with care options until 4:30 or 5:30 pm.  Please call for a tour, we would love to show you our program.

School Overview:
Montessori Country School
School Type Montessori School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Nursery/Preschool - Kindergarten
Year Founded 1971
Student Body
Total Students 87 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 8 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 11:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Average Class Size 25 students
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Feb. 15 / rolling
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 2 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
French Class once or twice a week. Music Class twice a week.

School Notes:

    Tours for fall enrollment begin every January.  The first application deadline for fall enrollment is February 15th.  Applications submitted by this date will be included in the first round of acceptance considerations.  After this date, applications are accepted and processed on a space available basis.  MCS offers a rolling enrollment through the school year as space allows.  Application process:
    • Call to schedule a school tour or attend one of our open house events,
    • Submit a completed application and child background form,
    • Schedule a "child visit"
    • Enrollment process:
    • Submit a signed contract and pay required deposit,
    • Complete all paperwork including required medical and immunization forms,
    • Provide proof of identification for your child as required by VA state law

    Profile last updated: 01/18/2012

Nearby Schools:

Montessori Country School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-K | 0 mi. away
Fairfax Collegiate Summer Program
Gr. 4-8 | 0.6 mi. away
Federal Childrens Center
Gr. K | 0.7 mi. away
Lake Newport KinderCare
Gr. Nursery School-PK | 0.8 mi. away
Montessori School Of Herndon
Gr. K-5 | 0.8 mi. away
Community Montessori School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-K | 1 mi. away

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