ADMISSIONS

Welcome to Gloucester Montessori School!

GMS accepts new students anytime during the year, providing there is space in our classrooms. There are six steps in the enrollment process:

Parent observation in classroom
Application for enrollment with $75.00 registration fee
Student interview by a teacher and/or head of school
Acceptance or denial of child
Submission of parent contract
Collection of additional information as needed (birth certificate data, current immunization record and physical, emergency contacts, transcripts from any previous school, etc.)

"It was clear we had made the right decision when our four year old came home and recited the continents of the world."

Thanks GMS! -- B & J Nelson, Mathews, VA

Criteria for New Student Enrollment

Minimum 2 ½ year of age
Toilet training completed
Screening for age-appropriate readiness
Respect for materials, animals, and plants in the school environment
Willingness to listen
Parental awareness of the Montessori philosophy of education

Admission Priority Sequence

Current students to be enrolled for the next year*
Siblings of current students
Transferring Montessori students
All other initial entrants

*All returning students must be enrolled by May 31 to assure a place in the class for the following term. After June 1, places not reserved by contracts and deposits may be filled by other students.

The Montessori Method of instruction is based on a three-year curriculum. Students are grouped in levels of 2.5 to 6, 6 to 9, or 9 to 12 according to basic Montessori philosophy. Therefore, it is highly recommended that students remain with the program for each three-year cycle.

How To Apply