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Year Founded

1971

Summer School Offered

Yes

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School Motto

“Every child is a unique individual that needs to be understood, respected, admired and unconditionally accepted as a precious gift of life.” - Maria Montessori

Student Body

Total Students

31 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

1 teacher

Student-Teacher Ratio

31:1

National avg.: 11:1

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

Average Class Size

40 students

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School Membership(s)School Assoc.

American Montessori Society (AMS)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Yearly Tuition Cost

$20,050

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San Anselmo Montessori School has been serving the cognitive developmental and emotional needs of children two years and ten months to six years of age since 1971.
A childs growth is positively influenced through a warm, caring and nurturing environment.
SAMS is committed to individualized education, allowing a child the freedom to develop at his or her own pace.
Our environment provides a varying degree of challenge from which a child may, with guidance, choose work according to their level of development.
Our goal is to provide a stimulating and safe environment in which children develop a love of learning, a high sense of self-esteem, and to acquire the basic skills necessary for a lifetime of learning.
San Anselmo Montessori School believe that childrens education is a responsibility school and parents share.
There is a real family atmosphere, and the sense of a community at work for the best possible school.
We care about our children, our staff and each other.

San Anselmo Montessori School has been serving the cognitive developmental and emotional needs of children two years and ten months to six years of age since 1971.
A childs growth is positively influenced through a warm, caring and nurturing environment.
SAMS is committed to individualized education, allowing a child the freedom to develop at his or her own pace.
Our environment provides a varying degree of challenge from which a child may, with guidance, choose work according to their level of development.
Our goal is to provide a stimulating and safe environment in which children develop a love of learning, a high sense of self-esteem, and to acquire the basic skills necessary for a lifetime of learning.
San Anselmo Montessori School believe that childrens education is a responsibility school and parents share.
There is a real family atmosphere, and the sense of a community at work for the best possible school.
We care about our children, our staff and each other.

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