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Montessori Academy At St John's

4760 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140 -

School Notes Overview:

The Montessori Academy at St. John’s waterfront location offers a calm and peaceful setting for children to learn and play. It is also the only Infant through 3rd Grade Montessori Program in the area offers an Integrated Food Program providing children hands-on experience assisting a chef to prepare nutritious meals. The Integrated Food Program is environmentally-friendly and aims at instilling healthy eating habits, coaching good table manners, teaching basic cooking skills, and expanding the children’s knowledge of nutrition and food-related vocabulary, while incorporating the concepts found in Montessori Practical Life, Math and Gardening Lessons. The program also includes home-style lunch and snacks on a daily basis. The Montessori Academy at St. John’s is accredited by the American Montessori Society and has four beautifully prepared learning environments....

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School Overview:

	Montessori Academy At St John's
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	American Montessori Society (AMS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - Nursery School
County	Miami-Dade County, FL
Student Body
Total Students	115 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(FL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	34%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 50 students
	Kind - 5 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 60 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	2 teachers
	This School	(FL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:57	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	n/a	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	n/a	6 hours

School Notes:

The Montessori Academy at St. John’s waterfront location offers a calm and peaceful setting for children to learn and play. It is also the only Infant through 3rd Grade Montessori Program in the area offers an Integrated Food Program providing children hands-on experience assisting a chef to prepare nutritious meals. The Integrated Food Program is environmentally-friendly and aims at instilling healthy eating habits, coaching good table manners, teaching basic cooking skills, and expanding the children’s knowledge of nutrition and food-related vocabulary, while incorporating the concepts found in Montessori Practical Life, Math and Gardening Lessons. The program also includes home-style lunch and snacks on a daily basis. The Montessori Academy at St. John’s is accredited by the American Montessori Society and has four beautifully prepared learning environments.
Profile last updated: 03/04/2009

In the News:

St. John's in Miami Beach holds annual pumpkin fundraiser (Miami Herald)
posted on October 9, 2009 at 07:20:12 pm
Halloween is around the corner, and the grounds of St. John's on the Lake United Methodist Church in Miami Beach are filled with more than 2,000 pumpkins of all shapes, colors and forms.
The Montessori Academy to build $1 million green school (Miami Herald)
posted on April 28, 2009 at 02:47:37 pm
Following months of fundraising and preparation, the Montessori Academy at St. John's is finalizing plans for a $1 million building that could become South Florida's greenest school.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (33140)	School Zip (33140)	(FL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	20,240 people	15,979,631 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	50%	27%
Population Average Age	43 years old	38 years old
Average Household size	2.1 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$50,517	$40,558
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.4 rooms	4.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	43 years old	33 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (33140) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	62% / 38%	66% / 34%