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Quad City Montessori School

2400 East 46th Street, Davenport, IA, 52807 -

School Notes Overview:

Quad City Montessori School (QCMS) is dedicated to providing high-quality, private education based on the teachings of Dr. Maria Montessori, Italy’s first female physician. QCMS strives to instill a desire for life-long learning and developing respectful, responsible and self-reliant individuals. To accomplish our goal, QCMS seeks to meet the social, intellectual, and emotional needs of each child by providing an individualized, child-directed, hands-on learning experience. We are committed to providing a prepared classroom environment designed to meet the needs of the two-year-old child through 6th grade fostering a desire to learn and where learning becomes its own reward. We believe the principle of freedom within limits guides independent learning. We expect each person in our Montessori community to accept that freedom with due responsibility and respect. We value the contributions of our students, teachers, administrators, parents, and Board of Directors. Together, we will continue to provide a high quality, safe, nurturing Montessori environment. ...

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School Overview:

	Quad City Montessori School
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	American Montessori Society (AMS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 6
Year Founded	1969
County	Scott County, IA
Student Body
Total Students	102 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	8%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 57 students
	Kind - 15 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 30 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	15 teachers
	This School	(IA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	172 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$4,500
Tuition Notes	Please see www.qcms.org for details on tuition.
Head of School	Elizabeth Bouslough
Admissions Director	Jennifer Houghton
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	1
	Extracurriculars
	Girl Scout Troop

School Notes:

The Quad City Montessori Association was founded in 1969 by a group of dedicated parents and remains a parent-owned and directed, not-for-profit corporation. Quad City Montessori School (QCMS) held its first classes in the fall of 1970, making it the first Montessori School in the area.
Throughout the years, the school has continued to thrive with the support and dedicated effort of the Association and staff. Each parent of an enrolled student is a member of the Quad City Montessori Association with all of the privileges and responsibilities that may entail. Past parents are invited to join the association so they can continue to have a voice. Association fees are $25 each year.
QCMS is governed by a Board of Directors, elected by and from the parents of our students. Parents play an active role in our facility, driving for field trips, conducting fundraising, attending parent education sessions, serving on committees, running for the Board of Directors, taking care of the building and site, and much more. Parents play a critical role in the operation of the school, so much so that we ask each family to donate a minimum number of hours each year to the school and its projects.
Class Information - please see our website at www.qcms.org for details about our Toddler Program, Gross motor skills and practical life; Pre-Primary - New work, more manipulative & a larger community; Lower Elementary, The Great Lessons, field trips & projects; Upper Elementary, Homework, social skills & long-term projects; and, Liberal Arts, Foreign language studies, annual fine art show, summer gardening program, theater program, and a music program with private instruction available are only a small sampling of what QCMS students of all ages experience in our rich and diverse Liberal Arts program.
Profile last updated: 03/13/2007

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (52807)	School Zip (52807)	(IA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	10,539 people	2,926,456 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	51%	22%
Population Average Age	32 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.2 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$39,757	$40,736
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.7 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	32 years old	49 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	47% / 53%	70% / 30%