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School Mission
- In its forty-fifth year of providing quality Montessori instruction, Alcuin Montessori School offers ‘education for life’ to its students from 10 months to 12 years. Classrooms use Montessori materials, instruction and multi-age classrooms. Information coffees are scheduled for November-February for new families. Check our website at www.alcuin.org.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
- The school uses the following instructional model: Montessori
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Instructional Program Highlights
- With an experienced staff of Montessori-certified teachers, Alcuin offers individual and small group learning. Sensory-oriented materials encourage discovery and love of learning.
- Children seek to reach their full potential in both cognitive/academic and social/behavioral spheres through individual instruction.
- Focus at the Primary level (3-6 years) is on a “prepared environment” that is structured and ordered to specific developmental needs leading to mastery.
- At the elementary level (6-12 years), the curriculum provides a setting to discover how the world around the child, as he works on small group and individual projects.
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- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Music class; Spanish class; Art class; Annual Opera developed with theatre and music staff; For senior elementary (4th-6th grade), one week Nature's Classroom in Wisconsin, with outdoor classes and activities and Gym & Swim weekly at the YMCA.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: art, Music and Opera.
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Parent and Community Support
- Volunteer work is an integral part of Alcuin’s success. The services and expertise that parents provide allow teachers and staff to focus on our children, while also controlling the rising cost of education. What parents get in return is invaluable: a way to be directly involved in their child’s school as well as a chance to meet other Alcuin parents.
Other news or notes
- We are the oldest Montessori school in the Midwest, and the 2nd oldest in the United States. Our elementary classrooms use computers for keyboarding skills and research.
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- This school was established between 1960-1969.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview.
- To evaluate applicants, this school also uses: prior school records.
- Of the students who applied for admission to this school for the current school year, 81-100% were accepted.
- Tuition: $12,000-$12,999
- 0-20% of students receive financial aid to attend this school.
- Most of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Security system with limited admittance.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in: Montessori.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:30 am to 3:15 pm.
- Principal has been at this school for 1 year.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 10/18/2006. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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