As our September, 2014 registration progresses, we want to provide some insight on our admissions process and calendar for families considering The Montessori House for school year 2014-15.  (See these links for the latest on Waiting Lists.)

To be considered for 2014-15, families submit a paid application (download here).  While we only offer families placement after a school visit and tour, families are welcome to apply either before they visit, at the visit, or after visiting.

Every year we have the greatest interest in our morning, half-day programs (Stepping Stones and Pre-Primary Montessori), and our full-day programs (Pre-Primary Montessori plus Enrichment and Kindergarten) — our comments on timing are directed at families interested in these programs.

The following sessions currently have a waitlist:

• Pre-Primary Montessori plus Enrichment (full-day) (longer list)
• Pre-Primary Montessori (half-day, morning) (medium list)
• Montessori Kindergarten (full-day and half-day, afternoon) (medium list)
  
• Montessori Stepping Stones (half-day, early session) (shorter list)
• Montessori Stepping Stones (half-day, later session) (shortest list)

We currently have openings in the following sessions and can offer immediate placement:

• Pre-Primary Montessori (half-day, afternoon)

After having done research on our website (About Us, How We Run Our School, Programs, Admissions, etc.), we recommend a visit to the school for a personal tour when our classes are in session.  (Call us at 201-816-8343 to set up your personal tour of the school on most any day school is in session.)

Timing for Your Visit: Most families prefer to tour the school before submitting a paid application.  You may schedule a private one-on-one tour most days classes are in session (see our Calendar), call 201-816-8343 for an appointment.

Timing for Your Application: For families who are confident (after researching and visiting the school, or based on the advice of friends already at the school) that they want a placement offer for 2014-15  from The Montessori House , we recommend submitting an application immediately.  Some families delay: to finalize plans to move to the area, to look at other schools, or they assume they have more time.  The cost of an application is small, and delay in submitting an application may reduce a family’s options once we start placement in January, 2014.

We finalized 2014-15 tuition rates in December and first offered 2014-15 placement to families with children currently at The Montessori House in January.

By mid-January we began to  offer placement to new applicants, more or less in the order paid applications were received at the school.   All new applicants now know if we have space in their preferred session, or if they are on a wait list for 2014-15.

We now have rolling admissions and continue to offer placement in a session until that session is filled, at which point we’ll start a session wait list.  A family may choose to enroll in an alternate session, but still join the wait list for their preferred session.

We urge families interested in 2014-15 to plan now, and establish a plan for research, a time for school visit, and a date to  submit an application .

Families interested in a scholarship through Friends of Montessori Foundation, should submit an application before January, 2014 and be sure to complete their financial aid application before the end of January, 2014.

For more information please contact us at admissions@themontessorihouse.com or call 201-816-8343.

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