Near North Montessori School

1434 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, 60642-0606
Tel: (773)384-1434
Grades: PK - 8 | 578 students
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Near North Montessori School was founded in 1963 as an alternative to traditional education. We are a fully accredited, non-profit institution that serves over 550 students in the Chicago area from pre-school to the junior high level. Near North Montessori offers programs for children 6 months through 8th grade. From the crucial early formative years to the pre-teen, Montessori's educational programs prepare students with a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning and personal growth.

School Overview:
Near North Montessori School
School Type Montessori School
School Membership(s) American Montessori Society (AMS)
Association Montessori International (AMI)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Learning Difference Programs Yes
Year Founded 1963
Student Body
Total Students 578 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 36% (IL School Avg.: 37%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 27 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 22:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Matriculation Data Link to Matriculation Data
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 15 / Mar. 2
Yearly Tuition Cost $14,390
Tuition Notes Tuition for Kindergarten to 8th grade is as above. Tuition for preK varies by program from $3485 to $12760
% on Financial Aid 11%
Admissions Director Jan Szostek
Sports
Total Sports Offered 8 sports
Sports
Basketball Dance
Flag Football Gymnastics
Soccer Softball
Swimming Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 7 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
ceramics drawing
band swimming
lego robotics art
gymnastics

School Notes:

      nnms.orghttp://www.nnms.org/philosophy/ Near North Montessori School Philosophy Montessori education is the study of human development from birth to maturity. The Montessori method is a unique blend of philosophy, psychology, educational theory and prepared environment that develops all aspects of a child’s potential. In addressing the needs of the whole child, Montessori education presents challenging academic work for the head and the hand, as well as a preparation for life as a citizen of a dynamic, complex world. Near North Montessori is committed to furthering the rights of all children. The faculty creates specific, prepared environments in which a child’s personality and potential may unfold. The children are given opportunities to make decisions and choices to develop their judgment and will. This ability to provide children opportunities to make decisions and choices is based upon an appropriate balance of freedom and responsibility for each child. It is an integral part of the Montessori philosophy that classes are structured in three-year age groupings. Children thereby experience an academic and social milieu that is diversified and stimulating. Multi-age groupings allow more opportunities for social cooperation and academic exchanges. Since the child’s first environment is the home and the second is the school, collaboration between home and school is essential for the child’s success. Near North Montessori believes in and bases its practices on the following ideas:
    • The purpose of education is to nurture the energies of childhood – intellectual, physical, emotional, moral, and spiritual – so that every member of the human race can make a positive contribution to the world and work toward human solidarity, social progress, and peace.
    • Education is not limited solely to the academic curriculum; it includes the development of essential attributes such as curiosity, empathy, creativity, self-discipline, independence, responsibility, leadership, and civility.
    • All children deserve the best possible conditions at every stage of their development.
    • All children, in the best possible educational conditions, develop creative and flexible minds, easily adapted to the complexities of human society.
    • All children, in the best possible educational conditions, demonstrate discipline, joyful, tireless, and focused work.
    • With this guiding philosophy at the core of all that we do, Near North Montessori works to educate the human potential.

    Profile last updated: 01/05/2012

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