Acceptance Guidelines

The Acceptance Guidelines

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

Toddler Program (18 months-3yrs)  

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

Casa Program (3yrs-6)

  1. Children must be toilet trained before enrolling in the Casa program.
  2. Siblings of children already in our school are given the first consideration.
  3. Children from other Montessori schools are considered next.
  4. 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)

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

Upper Elementary Program (Grades 5-8)

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