The first step in applying to our school is to make sure you have read the The Montessori Approach and Why Us sections of the website and conduct some personal research to determine if this is the right educational style for your family.
Once you have established that you are interested the next step, based on child age, is to either enroll in one of the Parent Infant classes and/or to attend an Open House for a personal introduction, walkthrough and Q&A. Applications are made available at this time.
Applications are only available at the Open House events.
An application fee of $85 is due at the time of your family interview.
You will receive a written response from the Director regarding your family's acceptance. Families have approximately two weeks to respond.
If your family is accepted a signed contract, 15% Tuition Deposit and Joining Fee of $1,500 will need to be secured by the specified time in order to claim the invitation.
The Open House events allow parents to meet formally and to see an introduction as well as a walkthrough of the school. These parent-only events allow you to concentrate and ask questions.
Once you have toured the school you are free to request an application.
OPEN HOUSE SIGN-UPThis is not a free education, but we believe it is a great bargain when the educational quality is compared to other schools of similar caliber. We are one of only two schools with Recognized AMI Montessori status in the city of Chicago.
One aspect of Montessori when executed in the traditional form is that it is efficient and these traits translate into some cost benefits to our families: There are no annually printed textbooks or disposable items, the materials are beautiful but they also last longer; The "teacher/student" ratio is purposefully high; Upper Elementary and Adolescent children use the entire city as their classroom and more.
Saturdays TBD
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
$13,695/yr
Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 3:15 PM
Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Monday – Friday
7:45 AM – 8:30 AM
$100/mo
Monday – Thursday
3:15 PM – 5:00 PM
While this is not a complete list of our policies and procedures we feel that it is important for prospective parents to understand more about how we operate.
We encourage families to stick together. Therefore we give priority to siblings who are automatically accepted to the school. The reverse is true too, if any child leaves the school prior to completing the program we ask their siblings to follow suit.
One of the most important years for a Primary age child is their third year. This is when they finally have the opportunity to ‘lead.’ Therefore we expect families to stay through the kindergarten year.