Toddler/Primary

Inquiry
Carefully review our mission statement and philosophy found on our website.

Tours
Call our main office to make an appointment for a tour of the school.  Find out the answers to all your questions.

Application
After going on the tour pick up the application packet to be filled out in its entirety. Follow the checklist.  Once completed turn it in to our main office along with the non-refundable $35 registration fee.  An annual enrollment fee of $250 per family is due upon registration.  Students are enrolled in the following order:

• Current enrollees in January
• Siblings in late January
• New enrollees in February

Acceptance
To qualify as an accepted applicant, the match between the family’s educational goals for their child and the Montessori philosophy is highly important.  Qualified applicants are then selected for available spaces with a focus on maintaining balance of gender and ages in a classroom.  When a position is offered to your child you you must secure the position with an enrollment fee and the first month's tuition or forfeit the position.

Wait List
If a space is not available, qualified applicants will be placed on the Toddler/Primary waiting list.  You will be notified by phone when a space becomes available.  When a position is offered to your child you must secure  the position with a non-refundable enrollment fee or forfeit the position.

Placement
Classes are filled with an emphasis on balancing gender and ages within a room.  Placements are determined by the educational team remaining true to Montessori philosophy.

Elementary

Just as in our private school, Mission Montessori on the Desert, Mission Montessori Academy enrolls students for the new  year in the following order:

• Current Enrollees
• Siblings
• New Enrollees

Open Enrollment-New charter openings during Open Enrollment will be filled by lottery.  Children who are not placed during this time will be put on a waiting list.  All classrooms are filled and balanced according to age levels and gender.  Students are accepted without regard to ethnicity, national origin, creed, or disability.

It is highly recommended that families interested in our Elementary program tour the facility-meeting with the principal on the school’s mission and philosophy.  An
Elementary Night held in the spring will introduce you to our faculty and to the Elementary curriculum.  Before turning in an application, it is mandatory that your child spend at least one hour in a classroom working with other children, allowing our teachers the opportunity to assess skills, behavior and learning style- all important elements in making a good school and/or classroom match. 

Waiting List- In the event that your child is placed on the waiting list, it is your responsibility to call and check classroom availability.  Waiting lists do not carry over from school year to school year.

Tours and  appointments  can be set-up by calling 480-860-4330. Please ask for the Elementary office.