Acceptance Guidelines

The Acceptance Guidelines

When accepting a child in our program, we use the following guidelines:

Toddler Program (18 months-3yrs)  

  • Children entering in the toddler program do not need to be toilet trained.
  • Siblings of children already in our school are given the first consideration.
  • Children registering at 18 months, must be 18 months by September 1.
Upper Elementory

Casa Program (3yrs-6)

  • Children must be toilet trained before enrolling in the Casa program.
  • Siblings of children already in our school are given the first consideration.
  • Children from other Montessori schools are considered next.
  • Parents understand that the Casa program is a three-year program.
  • Normally children are not accepted to Casa after their 4th birthday, unless they come from another Montessori program.

Lower Elementary Program (Year 1-4)

  • Children graduating from our Casa program will be given first choice.
  • Siblings of children already in our school are considered next.
  • Children from other Montessori school are given consideration.

Upper Elementary Program (Grades 5-8) 

  • Children from our Lower Elementary program will be given first choice.
  • Students applying to Grades 5 to 8 are required to write an in- house entrance exam and participate in an interview.
  • The student’s current report card will be reviewed

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