Every September we welcome over 100 children to The Montessori House. For September 2015, we’ve already confirmed enrollment for over 100 children. We have completed enrolling children returning to the school and are well along offering placement to new families. We urge interested families to come visit the school and submit an application soon. While our waiting lists are growing, you should know that last year everyone on our waiting list received an enrollment offer (though some families had made other school plans and decided to decline our offer).
Here’s an update on enrollment by program for September 2015:
- Age 2-1/2: Montessori Stepping Stones (half-day) AM Session (full – wait list)
- Age 3-5: Pre-Primary Montessori (half-day) AM Session (full – wait list)
- Age 3-5: Pre-Primary Montessori (half-day) PM Session (full – wait list)
- Age 3-5: Pre-Primary Montessori plus Enrichment (full-day) (full – wait list)
- Age 5-6: Montessori Kindergarten (full-day and half-day) (full – wait list)
- Age 2-1/2: Montessori Stepping Stones (half-day) PM Session (full – wait list)
To be considered for placement, 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.
No Tours until October: Tours are most informative when the classroom is filled with students and teachers. Consequently we only conduct tours when classes are in session. To allow our new students to settle in, our next tour available tour appointments are for October 2015. Note, you may submit an application before you tour.
Of course, if you apply and join a wait list for September 2015, and we offer you placement, we’ll be happy to have you tour the facility before your first tuition payment is due.
Please call to schedule a personal tour by calling us at 201-816-8343. Or, we’ll contact you: e-mail us your contact information and we’ll reach out to schedule a visit. Alternatively, on our Admissions Page , you can request our free Schools Checklist (at the right under “How Does Our School Compare?”enter your name, zipcode and e-mail in the boxes) , and we’ll e-mail you information about booking a tour.
Timing for Your 2015-16Application: For families who are confident they want a placement offer for September 2015 from The Montessori House , we recommend submitting an application soon. 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 2015 for the following September.
We have finalized our 2015-16 tuition rates. We first offer September 2015 placement more or less in the order paid applications are received at the school. If a session is currently full, we place applicants on a waiting list. Between now ans next September we often experience quite a few changes and movement on our waiting lists. (Here’s a discussion on Waiting Lists.)
Every year we have the greatest interest in our morning, half-day programs (Montessori Stepping Stones and Pre-Primary Montessori), and our full-day programs (Pre-Primary Montessori/Enrichment and Montessori Kindergarten) — these sessions fill the fastest and have the longest waiting lists.
Starting at the end of January, we have rolling admissions and continue to offer placement in a session until that session is filled, at which point we start a session wait list. A family may choose to enroll in an alternate session (e.g. afternoon rather than morning), but still join the waiting list for their preferred session.
We urge families interested in entering September 2015 to start now and establish a plan for research, a time for a school visit, and a date to submit an application .
For more information please contact us through our website or call 201-816-8343.
