Suggested
Reading
It is understood when a student is accepted for
enrollment at Little Flower Montessori School that
the parents or guardians will make a sincere effort
to support the student by informing themselves of
the basic Montessori philosophy. This can be done by
reading Dr. Montessori’s books.
Recommended Titles
by Maria Montessori:
• The Absorbent Mind
• The Discovery of the
Child
• The Secret of
Childhood
• The Child in the
Family
• To Educate the Human
Potential
Additionally, the following books are recommended to
assist you in your role as parent:
• Children: The
Challenge by Rudolph Dreikurs
• Parent Power by John
Rosemond
• Montessori Madness by
Trevor Eissler
• Parenting with Love
and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
• How to Raise an
Amazing Child the Montessori Way by Tim Seldin
Enrollment and
Tuition Policies
The Montessori method is based on the premise of a
multi-year cycle. This cycle begins when a child
enters the Primary class at age two-and–a half to
three and is completed when a child finishes his/her
kindergarten year. Depending on a child’s birthday
and particular needs, this cycle, can last
three or four years. During these years, each
student is moving through the Montessori curriculum
while simultaneously developing the social, physical
and emotional skills, as well as the self-discipline
that go hand-in-hand with the academics in a
Montessori classroom. So much of what a Montessori
child is exposed to (through observing the older
students) is unattainable to them until the age of
five or six – it is part of what motivates the
younger child to challenge him or herself so that
they will someday be able to do the work of the
older child. In addition, the final year of the
primary cycle, the kindergarten year, is the most
important. This is the period during which
everything comes together for the child – as this is
the culmination of two or three years of developing
into kind, resourceful, self-directed students who
then lead the class and set an example for
the younger students.
To ensure the integrity of our Primary class and
remain as true as possible to the Montessori
philosophy, we accept for enrollment only those
students who will ultimately be completing the
Montessori Primary cycle. Please note, therefore,
that recommendation forms for other schools will
not be filled out prior to a child’s kindergarten
year at Little Flower.
As a courtesy to our parents, we offer the option of
paying the tuition by the month or the semester. It is understood, however, when a student is
accepted into our program that the parents or guardians
are responsible for the tuition through the entire
primary cycle. The annual Registration Fee and the
one-time Commitment Fee are non-refundable.
Commitment Fees are collected upon a student’s
acceptance into the Primary class and are applied to
the child’s final month of tuition in their
kindergarten year at Little Flower. We require only
one Commitment Fee per family, which will be rolled
over from one child to the next.
Admission and
Retention Policies
Parents interested in enrollment of their children
should visit LFMS for a tour and interview.
Applicants for the Elementary class visit LFMS for
part of the day without their parents as part of the
application process.
Siblings of children already enrolled at LFMS and
Montessori transfer students are given preference in
enrollment.
Elementary applicants without previous Montessori
experience may be considered depending on individual
circumstances.
It is understood when a child is accepted for
enrollment at LFMS that the parents or guardians will
make a sincere effort to support the student and the
school by informing themselves of the Montessori
philosophy and by applying its principles as closely
as possible at home. In the event that the home and
school’s philosophies are not in agreement, and in
order to avoid confusion for the child, the parents
will be asked to seek another school whose
philosophy and approach is more in keeping with
their own.
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