Collaborative Admissions.
We are committed to assisting you along the way (whether or not Full Circle turns out to be the right match for your family).
“Montessori is about life – about development and human evolution...the curriculum emerges from understanding and working with the natural laws, or key principles, of human development.”
~ David Kahn, Executive Director, NAMTA
What to Expect
Application Process
1. Applications and fees should be submitted by Nov. 15th. Application goes into the prospective student pool.
2. If space is available, you are invited for a parent meeting and a guided classroom observation.
3. If a family/school match is determined during the parent interview, your child is invited for a child meeting.
4. You are notified of your admission’s status.
5. Class placement depends on the Montessori requirement for age and gender balance, the family/school match, and your child’s readiness.
Enrollment Process
6. Accept the offer for enroll effective the upcoming fall or the date of the immediate opening.
7. Sign and return the enrollment agreement within five calendar days.
8. Pay the applicable fees and deposits.
9. Full Circle's receipt of the signed enrollment agreement, fees, and deposits guarantees your family's spot.
Enrollment Admissions Status
• Fall Enrollment Admissions status is determined by March 30.
• Mid-year enrollment status is shared on an on-going basis.
Minimum Age Requirements
• Elementary: Six years.
• Young Children’s Community: Fifteen months.
• Primary Children’s House: Three years by December 30.
*Full Circle Montessori School welcomes all people of any race, religious creed, color, national or ethnic background, sex, handicap and age to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Full Circle Montessori school does not discriminate on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national or ethnic background, sex, handicap, or age in the administration of its educational, admissions, scholarship or any school administered policies or programs. Full Circle Montessori school believes diversity enriches our community by expanding our understanding of people, cultures, customs, beliefs and lifestyles.
TIPS
We recommend visiting other schools - both Montessori and non-Montessori.
Use AMI's Classroom Checklist and consider your family's answers to the questions listed.
As you read, watch, observe, and learn, we are certain that you will begin to delight in the process. Research that at first may have seemed overwhelming - even cumbersome - has turned out to be informative and fun. By searching for an educational path that is best for your child, you may even get some insight and clarity on your own childhood and education and how it affects your life today.
Tuition
ELEMENTARY
Monday through Thursday: 8:20-3:45. Friday: 8:20-1:30.
Drop off: 8:20.
$15450 (yearly)
+$335 materials fee due on June 1, 2024.
Attended by children who have completed the Primary cycle (or equivalent) and are six going on seven through twelve years old.
ELEMENTARY AFTERSCHOOL EXTENSION
Monday through Thursday
Extension of the day from 3:45 - 5:00.
$5520 (yearly)
Per day
$1380 (yearly)
Attended by children who are six through twelve years old
Friday: All children are dismissed at 1:30.
ELEMENTARY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
Monday: Art Studio
Tuesday: Extended Work Cycle + Violin (optional provided by outside vendor)
Wednesday: Spanish
Thursday: Extended Work Cycle & Maker Space
Monday through Friday: 8:30-12:30
Drop off: 8:30-8:45
$14940 (yearly)
Attended by all primary age children - mixed age (3 to 6).
PRIMARY MORNING PROGRAM (CHILDREN’S HOUSE)
PRIMARY FULL DAY (CHILDREN’S HOUSE)
Monday through Thursday
Extension of the day from 12:30-3:30.
$19080 (yearly)
Attended by 3 and 4 year old children going on 5 year olds who are not yet in their Final Year of Primary.
3RD or 4TH YEAR OF PRIMARY CYCLE (CHILDREN’S HOUSE)
Monday through Thursday
Extension of Primary Montessori from 12:30-3:30.
$14940 (yearly)
Attended by 5 - 6 yr old children who are developmentally ready as assessed by their Directress to stay for the afternoon.
Friday: All children are dismissed at 12:30.
PRIMARY MONTESSORI DROP-IN OPTIONS (CHILDREN’S HOUSE)
Afternoon Full Day Drop In: Monday through Thursday: 12:30-2:45.
$51.50 (daily)
YOUNG CHILDREN’S COMMUNITY MORNING PROGRAM
Monday through Friday 8:15 - 12:30.
$15450 (yearly)
Attended by children who are 15 - 36 months old.
YOUNG CHILDREN’S COMMUNITY AFTERNOON MONTESSORI (YCC)
Monday through Thursday
Extension of the day from 12:30-3:15.
$ 23190 (yearly)
Attended by children who are 15 - 36 months old.
Friday: All children are dismissed at 12:30.
TUITION PAYMENT SCHEDULE
All tuition payments are made through FACTS, our 3rd party tuition management company.
There are no exceptions. Sorry!
Tuition may be paid in one of the following ways:
One annual payment - $100 discount is applied (due June 1, 2024).
Two semester payments - $50 discount ($25/semester) is applied (due June 1, 2024 & January 3, 2025).
Twelve equal installments plus a $100 administrative fee (due on June 1, 2024).
OTHER FEES
Application Fee. $140
Enrollment Deposit (one time). $1550
New Family Fee (one time fee). $1030
3rd or 4th Year Deposits for Primary. $1125 (paid in 1st year of Primary as a prepayment toward 3rdor 4th year of Primary and first tuition payment of 2nd year of Primary)
Re-enrollment Fee (annual). $75
Late Tuition Payment Fee. $75
FACTS Tuition Management Fee*: ($25 for annual & semester payment plan $55 for installment payment plan.)
* fee subject to change by FACTS.
Form Fee. $50 for each recommendation request for another school
Expedited Form Fee. $150 for each recommendation request needed within two weeks
SCHOOL CALENDAR
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