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School Mission
- Andover School of Montessori prepares students to be lifelong learners and responsible citizens of the world community.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- The school uses the following instructional model: Montessori
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Prepared Environment with Montessori materials that support the progression from concrete to abstract understandings
- Mixed-age groupings:3-6yrs. Children's House, 6-9yrs. Lower Elementary, 9-11yrs. Upper Elementary, 11-14yrs. Middle School
- Individualized teaching and learning. Interdisciplinary teaching connections across curriculum areas and students' personal lives
- Character Education integrates our learning programs with personal and social education
| Activities and Sports |
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Drama Club; Chorus; Drama Class and Brownies on site after school.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama, art, chorus and music.
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Parent and Community Support
- Volunteer opportunities for parents to help and support the school are: classrooms, library, educational enrichment, fundraising, Board of Directors and subcommittees. Parents are solicited at the Annual Volunteer Fair by the parent organization-PACE.
Other news or notes
- The school was established in 1975 for Children's House students preK-K. In 1994 the Upper and Lower Elementary levels were added. In 2001 we began our Middle School. The school is now PreK-8th grade.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 8 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1960-1969.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview, essays, recommendations and samples of student work.
- To evaluate applicants, this school also uses: school visitation.
- Standardized tests used to evaluate applicants: ERB (Educational Records Bureau);
- 0-20% of students receive financial aid to attend this school.
- Graduates typically go to: Philips Academy.
- 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: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; In-school suspension. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: all doors locked; front entry buzzer.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in: developmentally based program to educate the whole child while meeting their individual needs in a multi-age group setting.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:30am to 3pm.
- Principal has been at this school for 3 years.
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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 12/08/2005. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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