ADMISSION PROCEDURE

The school admits children aged 2-6 years. All programs and activities are made available to all students at the school. We offer a potty training program for a small additional fee.

Before we enroll a student, we would prefer to meet with both parents and the child. We do not discriminate against children with emotional or physical handicaps.

Each child will be considered on an individual basis based on the child's ability to benefit from our program and how the child will adapt and integrate into the culture of the school. Each child is admitted on a probationary period for three months. In rare cases, we may ask a parent to withdraw their child from school because of severe behavioral problems.

We also pay close attention to parents and will give preference to those parents who take an active interest in their child's education at the school, can devote sufficient time to their child's needs and is willing to listen to suggestions and implement a program of action for the development of their child.

Above all, we are looking for parents who can provide a loving and nurturing home environment, take responsibility for bringing their child to school at a consistent time, pay attention to their food and clothing requirements and are responsive to the needs of their child at school.

Admission Requirements

  • In applying for enrollment, we request that both parents be interviewed along with the child. This initial interview is an important first step in planning for the child's school experience.
  • Before any child is enrolled in a class, all necessary health and emergency information forms must be on file in the school office and payment for tuition made in full.
  • Enrollment procedures include a tour of the school, filing of an application fee and completion -of all application forms.
  • Each child is required to continue an immunization program.

Classroom Observation

Parents are encouraged to observe children at work. Arrangements must be made with the Director of the school to schedule visitations.

All observations are “passive” in order to maintain the classroom’s order and effectiveness and all observers must refrain from interacting with the children. The goal of observation is to witness what takes place in the classroom without the observer in the room as the class actually functions.

Classroom observations are the basis for all communication with family explanations in parent meetings, discussions in parent conferences, or recommended readings can all only go so far in helping parents and families understand and appreciate how the Montessori Method is implemented in the classrooms.

What you need to enroll.

  • Registration form (LIC 100)
  • Admission Agreement (LIC101)
  • Notification of Parents Rights form (LIC 995)
  • Personal Rights form (LIC 613A)
  • Identification and Emergency Information Child Care Centers (LIC700)
  • Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment (LIC627)
  • Child’s Pre-Admission Health care History Parents Report (LIC 702)
  • Physicians Report - Child Care Centers (LIC 701)
  • Medical assessment required including TB skin testing if indicated by child’s physician)
  • Immunizations requirement

How to enroll

  • Go to the downloads section on this web site
  • Fill out the forms. You can type-in these forms, save a copy for yourself and print another set for the school
  • Call the school for an appointment to visit
  • Provided you like our school and the director of the school accepts your application and there is a space available you can pay the fees, hand over the forms and enroll immediately

Please note : Physicians Report - Child Care Centers (LIC 701) must be taken to the child's Doctor to complete, for a full examination. Make copies of your immunization card and bring this to the school.

 

 

Parent/Teacher Conferences

There shall be regularly scheduled parent/teacher conferences. These meetings shall take the form of private conferences and shall be held at least once a year.

Additional conferences regarding specific matters may be scheduled at the request of the parents or teachers at any time throughout the year.

Toy Policy

Please ensure that your child does not bring toys to school. The reason for this rule is to ensure the safety of toys for your child and other children. When children bring toys to school, the concept of sharing can be much harder to teach, not to mention searching for lost toys takes away from our teaching time.

The school maintains an adequate supply of toys that are regularly cleaned and disinfected. We also have provisions for breakage and loss of these toys, but we cannot ensure the same for toys that you might want to bring to the school.

For those children starting school for the first time, we do allow your child to bring a favorite toy or item. This is to ensure the smooth transition into the school. Once your child gets used to school we ask you go back to the no toy policy.

School Pictures

School pictures are taken once a year in December.