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Preparation for Life: EBM prepares children to thrive. Purposeful activity, multi-age classrooms, adult and peer role models, and an exceptional Montessori curriculum prepare the students to participate meaningfully and skillfully in an ever-changing world.
Students leave EBM primed for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in high school, in college, and in life.
Education for Peace: The classroom is a place of peace at EBM.
Children express their innate sense of justice, equality, and goodness within the classroom community.
Regular experiences of peaceful conflict resolution, freedom within limits, and social responsibility cultivate a value system our graduates carry out into the greater world to contribute to a more peaceful society.
A Community for Children: The Montessori classroom is a loving community within which all members actively support one another while successfully pursuing their own development and interests.
This sense of interconnectedness and responsibility is carried by alumni and families into the community at large.
EBM is a community of students, teachers, administrators, board members, and parents who are focused on doing that which serves children best.
School Motto: Preparation for Life. Education for Peace. A community for children.
School Mascot: Fox
Preparation for Life,
Education for Peace,
A Community for Children.
East Bay Montessori prepares children to thrive. Purposeful
activity, multi-age classrooms, adult and peer role models, and an
exceptional Montessori curriculum prepare the students to
participate meaningfully and skilfully in an ever-changing world.
Students leave East Bay Montessori primed for the challenges and
opportunities that lie ahead in high school, college, and in life.
Education for Peace: "The experience of our classroom is what lets
us know that peace is possible, as Gandhi and Montessori envisioned
it, if we `begin with the children.` " -- Jane Wechsler, our
school's founder.
The classroom is a place of peace at East Bay Montessori.
Children express their innate sense of justice, equality, and
goodness within the classroom community. Regular experiences of
peaceful conflict resolution, freedom within limits, and social
responsibility cultivate a value system our graduates carry out
into the greater world to contribute to a more peaceful society. A
Community for Children: "Children are human beings to whom respect
is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the
greater possibilities of their future." - Dr. Maria
Montessori.
The Montessori classroom is a loving community within which all
members actively support one another while successfully pursuing
their own development and interests. This sense of
interconnectedness and responsibility is carried by alumni and
families into the community at large. EBM is a community of
students, teachers, administrators, board members, and parents who
are focused on doing that which serves children best.
East Bay Montessori's tuition is approximately $31,000 for private students.
What is the acceptance rate of East Bay Montessori?
The acceptance rate of East Bay Montessori is 80%, which is lower than the national average of 81%.
When is the application deadline for East Bay Montessori?
The application deadline for East Bay Montessori is Jan. 30 / Jun. 1 / rolling (applications are due on Jan. 30 / Jun. 1 but additional applications are reviewed year-round as space permits ).
The average private school tuition in Contra Costa County, CA is $18,404 for elementary schools and $26,557 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
