School Overview: |
Montessori Family School-scenic
|
|
| School Type | Montessori School | |
| School Membership(s) | American Montessori Society (AMS) | |
| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten - Kindergarten | |
| Learning Difference Programs | Yes | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 50 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
| % Students of Color | 33% (CA School Avg.: 43%) | |
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 9 teachers | |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 6:1 (National school avg.: 13:1) | |
| Average Class Size | 10 students | |
| Classroom dress code | Casual | |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | |
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $16,485 | |
| Tuition Notes | 5 Days a week (9:00am-3:00pm): $16,485. 5 Days a week (9:00am-12:30pm): $14,310. 4 Days a week (9:00am-3:00pm): $13,230. 4 Days a week (9:00am-12:30pm) $11,550. 3 Days a week (9:00am-3:00pm) $9,900. 3 Days a week (9:00am-12:30pm) $8,665. | |
| % on Financial Aid | 30% | |
| Admissions Director | Jade Thomas | |
Our Mission
Preparation for Life,
Education for Peace,
A Community for Children.
Preparation for Life: "A child is a discoverer. He is
an amorphous splendid being in search of his own proper form."
-- Dr. Maria Montessori.
MFS prepares children to thrive. Purposeful activity, multi-age
classrooms, adult and peer role models, and an exceptional
Montessori curriculum prepare the students to participate
meaningfully and skilfully in an ever-changing world. Students
leave MFS primed for the challenges and opportunities that lie
ahead in high school, college, and in life.
Education for Peace: “The experience of our
classroom is what lets us know that peace is possible, as Gandhi
and Montessori envisioned it, if we ‘begin with the
children.’ ” -- Jane Wechsler.
The classroom is a place of peace at MFS. Children express their
innate sense of justice, equality, and goodness within the
classroom community. Regular experiences of peaceful conflict
resolution, freedom within limits, and social responsibility
cultivate a value system our graduates carry out into the greater
world to contribute to a more peaceful society.
A Community for Children: "Children are human beings
to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence
and of the greater possibilities of their future." –- Dr.
Maria Montessori.
The Montessori classroom is a loving community within which all
members actively support one another while successfully pursuing
their own development and interests. This sense of
interconnectedness and responsibility iscarried by alumni and
families into the community at large. MFS is a community of
students, teachers, administrators, board members, and parents who
are focused on doing that which serves children best.
Profile last updated: 07/11/2011
View all schools in: Berkeley, Alameda County, Zip 94709
About Boys' Schools: In Their Words
Here are a dozen or so boys' schools' public thoughts about themselves and their missions.
Marketing the Small Private School
Some marketing resources and tips for small private schools with limited marketing budgets.
