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Notes for Prospective Students
Admissions are granted with priority given as follows: 1. Current
students. 2. Siblings of current students. (Siblings must be
concurrently enrolled for priority to apply to a sibling.) 3.
Returning former students. 4. Transferring Montessori students. 5.
Children of Montessori parents. 6. Other new students. A space on
the waiting list (for 2 year olds) or for an interview can only be
reserved once an application fee or, in the case of re-enrolling
students, a tuition deposit, has been received. Tuition deposits
must be received by their due dates in order for a space in a
program to be reserved. Admission for Toddlers (Age 2 by October
1): Toddler admissions are subject to the priorities above and the
gender balance of the class. Toddlers must be two years old by
October 1 to be considered for Fall admission. Admission for
Primary Students (Age 3 or 4 by October 1): Applications for
toddler and preschool admission for the following Fall will be
accepted from the day after Labor Day until January 17 of the
current year. Parents are required to tour the school and observe
in a classroom, and students come for a group visit in a classroom.
Offers of admission will be made by March. Kindergarten
Admission (Age 5 by October 1): Incoming Kindergarteners will be
admitted via a school visit and interview process. Parents will be
invited to tour the school and to meet with an administrator and
observe in a class. Prior school records required before
prospective Kindergarten students have a one-on-one visit with a
teacher and/or may be invited to join a class prior to acceptance.
Incoming students must be five years old prior to September 1 for
consideration for admission to Kindergarten. Parents will be
notified of their child's admission status by March. Elementary
Admission (Age 6 by October 1 for Grade 1): Prospective Elementary
students without prior Montessori education will be admitted via a
school visit and interview process. Applicants must spend time in a
classroom in order to be considered and must provide records from
prior school and recommendations from a teacher and a head of
school. Transferring Montessori Students: Transferring
Montessori students will be admitted year-round on a first-come,
first-served basis provided there is space available. Children must
spend a minimum of a half day in the appropriate classroom prior to
admission and the child's prior school will be required to provide
documentation of enrollment. Parents of students who are
transferring from another Montessori program should call the
school's office at (201) 333-5600 to make arrangements for a
classroom visit for their child.