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The Children's House is a Montessori school dedicated to providing a learning environment that guides, nurtures and enriches the individual.
Partnering with families to raise exceptional learners, the Children's House offers year-round, all day, developmentally-appropriate programs for students, as well as educational opportunities for parents. We create a social fabric for families and support for meaningful communication between the school and the home.
Tuition differs based upon program and hours of attendance.
Summer Program Cost Notes
Summer tuition differs based upon program and hours of attendance.
% on Financial Aid
25%
Admissions Director
Missy Russell
School Notes
The Suttons Bay Children`s House was founded in 1984 by
Gretchen Uhlinger, an AMI trained Montessori guide who was looking
for a Montessori program for her two young daughters. That
first year of operation, the school offered one toddler class for
children 18 to 36 months with Colleen Christensen as the guide, one
primary class for 3 to 6 year olds led by Gretchen, after school
child care, and parenting classes in a renovated farm house in the
village of Suttons Bay. In 1976 Marie Scott, a Montessori
guide and parent of young children, founded The Montessori
Children`s Center in Traverse City. It was located in a house on
Rose Street and soon after moved to The First Congregational Church
on Center Road.
In 1988, The Montessori Children's Center in Traverse City
united with The Suttons Bay Children`s House under one nonprofit
corporation and continued to operate in both locations. While the
Traverse City program grew, satellite programs were offered at the
Unitarian Fellowship on Center Road and atCentral Grade
School. The Traverse City program moved to a new location on West
Royal Drive in 1998. The Suttons Bay program left the farm house
and moved to the Royal Drive building in the fall of 2001.Today the
School enrolls more than 230 children on an 8-acre rural campus on
North Long Lake Road just west of Traverse City, Michigan.
The new campus opened in the fall of 2002 and was
architecturally designed to enhance the Montessori philosophy and
teaching method. Programs are offered year-round for children
between the ages of 3 months and 14 years, infant through 8th
grade. Before and after school child care is available to enrolled
children.
What schools are The Children's House often compared to?
The Children's Houseis often viewed alongside schools like The Pathfinder School by visitors of our site.
Does The Children's House offer a summer program?
Yes, The Children's House offers a summer program. Visit their summer school page for more information.
When is the application deadline for The Children's House?
The application deadline for The Children's House is Mar. 1 / Jun. 1 / rolling (applications are due on Mar. 1 / Jun. 1 but additional applications are reviewed year-round as space permits ).
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