Our Morning Programs
2007
- 2008
At
Garden Gate Montessori School our peaceful morning begins in the
garden under the trees, in full view of our pond and flower
gardens, and continues indoors in our homey well-lit, well
equipped classroom spaces, under the guidance of two Montessori
certified teachers and an assistant.
Three Morning Pre-primary Class
Ages in Sept:
3 – 6 years
Children
in the three day class are
ready to be exposed to the full range of Montessori preprimary
materials and experiences in Practical Life, Sensorial, Math,
Science, Reading and Writing, Science and Geography. The
Montessori Method offers the child a very rich and well
rounded educational
experience.
v
Class Size:
18-20 children / Three teachers
v
3 Day Schedule: T.
W. & Th. 9:00 A.M. – 11:45
A.M.
v
Tuition: Annually:
$3,720 Monthly Installments: $372
v
4
Day Schedule: T.
W. & Th. F. 9:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.
v
Tuition: Annually:
$4,860 Monthly Installments: $486
5 Day Students combining 3 and 2
morning
classes
Annually: $5,960 Ten Monthly
Installments: $596
(With rare exception, children must be fully toilet trained
before participating in our Pre-Primary Class)
Friday Fourth Morning Small Group
Ages in
Sept:
4 to 6years
This added class day is
required for all qualifying students who are 4 years of age by
September1st and not enrolled in our Five Day
Program. This fourth day small group from the Pre-primary
Class enjoys Friday morning in the more advanced areas of the
classroom.
v
Class
Size: 6 -10 children from the
Pre-primary Class./ Two teachers.
v
Schedule:
Fridays 9:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M
.
v
Tuition:
Annually: $1,020 Ten Monthly
Installments: $102
Five
Morning Option
Enrollment
in both the Two and Three Day Classes
Ages in Sept:
3 to 6 years
Children enrolled at Garden Gate in the Five Day Program enjoy
the benefits of both the small two day class and the more
complex three day class with its full Pre-primary curriculum
described above. Older students experience leadership,
developconfidence, and advance in their learning at a more rapid
rate than is possible with three or four day attendance.
v Ages
in Sept.: 3.5 – 6 years:
v Schedule:
Monday through Friday 9:00 – 11:45 A.M.
v Tuition:
Annually: $5,960 Ten Monthly Installments:
$596
Two Morning Transition Class
Ages
in Sept.
v
2.5 – 2 years
+ 11 mos.:
These children attend
school just on Monday and Friday*
v
3.0 – 6 years:
Children in this age range are 5 Day Students (see above),
concurrently enrolled 2 and 3 day classes
*Class
placement for children who are 3 – 3.5 years in September
depends on your child’s developmental needs, current age and
gender configuration of the class, and space availability.
Children must also be fully toilet trained to attend the Three
Day Class.
v
Class
Size: Mondays: 12
children with 2 teachers On
Friday mornings
this gradually becomes a blended class made of the 12 Transition
Class students and the 6-8 Pre-primary fourth day students,
becoming 18 -20 students with 3 teachers.
v
Schedule: Mon. & Fri. 9:00 A.M. – 11: 45
A.M.
v
Tuition:
Two Day Students: Annually: $2,680
Ten Monthly Installments:$268
Five Day Students: Annually: $5,960
Ten Monthly Installments: $596 includes all five
days
For
Ages
2.5 –
2
years+11
mos.
in
Sept:
attending this
Transition Class only
For our youngest students, this
cozy smaller class provides a gentle transition for the child,
ready to step out into the world, who is no longer a toddler,
but for whom the larger preschool class and environment might be
overwhelming. For these younger students, this class
offers a secure circle of first time friends, in a home and
garden environment where the younger preschooler’s natural sense
of order and beauty, concentration, coordination, and
independence unfold under the nurturing guidance of an
experienced Montessori teacher and an assistant. Practical Life,
Sensorial activities, music, and movement are the appropriate
emphases at this age level, but this class brings to the
children any learning material from which they are ready to
benefit. Our few older students from the three morning class
round out our desirable mixed age grouping. In this way we are
able to offer our younger children the older mentor provided by
the more experienced student.
For
the first half of the year the youngest students remain a cozy
group of their own with their two teachers. Then around January,
the two Friday groups begin to blend, making this truly a
transitional class for the youngest, newest students.
For Ages
3.0 – 6 years
in Sept
concurrently enrolled in the Three Morning Pre-primary Class
This class also offers a forth and fifth morning program for a
few of our children who are old enough and developmentally
ready for our Three Morning Class. These children will have
access to the more advanced learning materials for which they
have demonstrated interest and other kinds of readiness. Older
students experience leadership, develop confidence and reinforce
their own learning through interaction with our youngest
students on these two mornings.
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