Forest Bluff Montessori School

8 W Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff, IL, 60044-0600
Tel: (847)295-8338
Grades: NS - 8 | 150 students
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Forest Bluff School, located near downtown Lake Bluff, Illinois and Lake Forest, Illinois, is the internationally renowned Montessori school founded in 1982 by Paula Polk Lillard, the author of Montessori Today and other classic texts on Montessori education. The private, AMI-accredited school serves 140 children, from 18 months to 14 years. A teacher-run school that adheres to the educational approach developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, Forest Bluff strives to help every student reach his or her full human potential in all areas of life. Our graduates have been accepted at top-rated high schools, such as The Thacher School, St. Paul's, Exeter, Andover, and Lake Forest Academy. Recent college choices include MIT, Yale, Stanford, Middlebury, Williams, Dartmouth, Duke and UVA.

School Overview:
Forest Bluff Montessori School
School Type Montessori School
School Membership(s) Association Montessori International (AMI)
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Nursery/Preschool - 8
Year Founded 1982
Student Body
Total Students 150 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 9% (IL School Avg.: 30%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 15 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 10:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 99%
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Admissions Director Lynn Lillard Jessen

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Forest Bluff Montessori School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-8 | 0 mi. away
School Of St Mary
Gr. K-9 | 2.1 mi. away
Lake Forest Country Day School
Gr. PK-8 | 3 mi. away
Montessori School Of Lake Forest
Gr. PK-9 | 3 mi. away
East Lake Academy
Gr. PK-8 | 3.1 mi. away

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  • Recommended February 19,2013 - Forest Bluff is known internationally as a model Montessori school, and as a parent I''ve found that its reputation is deserved. The teachers are thoughtful, caring and intelligent, the building and grounds are beautiful, and this school has committed to a fully realized vision of Montessori education. Most families stay all the way through 8th grade.*-Posted by Parent *

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