Center For Teaching & Learning vs. Damariscotta Montessori School
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School Overview
Overview
The Center for Teaching and Learning is a K-8 demonstration school dedicated to the development and dissemination of authentic, rigorous and joyful methods for teaching across the curriculum.
We seek to teach and influence both a cross-section of children of mid-coastal Maine and, through an intern program, seminars, speeches and publications, classroom teachers throughout the U.S. The Center for Teaching and Learning was founded in 1990 as a non-profit demonstration school.
CTL is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, licensed by the Maine Department of Education, and has state and federal tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) corporation.
It draws students from twenty-three communities in the mid-coast region.
Damariscotta Montessori School serves 92 students in grades Prekindergarten-8, is a member of the American Montessori Society (AMS), the Other Montessori association(s) and the Other special emphasis association(s).
The student:teacher of Damariscotta Montessori School is 10:1 and the school's religious affiliation is Nonsectarian.
Grades Offered
K-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
n/a
Learning Difference Programs
No
n/a
Year Founded
1990
1989
Students Body
Total Students
68 students
92 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
2%
4%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
-
30
Kindergarten Students
5
10
Grade 1 Students
10
10
Grade 2 Students
6
10
Grade 3 Students
9
10
Grade 4 Students
7
6
Grade 5 Students
9
5
Grade 6 Students
2
6
Grade 7 Students
10
5
Grade 8 Students
10
-
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
8 teachers
9 teachers
Average Class Size
n/a
20
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:9
1:10
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
n/a
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$11,200
n/a
Admissions Director
Katy Inman
Chip DeLorenzo