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All families will undergo a comprehensive initial enrollment process, as detailed below. Once these processes are complete, the Admissions Committee renders an admission decision and shares it with the family. Once admitted to Canton Montessori School, the prospective family may submit the appropriate application for admission with the application fee and deposit attached.
Toddler Environment (18 months to 3 years): Parent(s) and student(s) visit required. Both parent and student will be interviewed, tour the school, and execute a 15-30 minute observation in the environment. Ideally, this will occur in the environment where the prospective student would be placed, although there are exceptions. The Lead Directress makes recommendations for admission decisions. The Head of School delivers recommendations to the Admission Committee for decision.
Pre-Primary Environment (3 years to 6 years - Includes Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten): Two (2) visits are required. Visit #1: Parent(s) visit is recommended first. The parent receives an interview and a tour and completes a 20-30-minute observation of the environment. Visit #2: Parent(s) visit again with the child for the child’s 20-30 minute observation in the environment. The Head of School drops the students off in the classroom environment and picks them up when finished. In some cases, the Directress brings the child to the office. Ideally, the observations will occur in the environment where the prospective student would be placed, although there are exceptions. The Lead Directress makes recommendations for admission decisions. The Head of School takes the recommendation to the Admission Committee.
Elementary Environment (Grades 1 – 8): Up to three (3) visits are required. Visit #1: Parent(s) visit is recommended first. The parent receives an interview and a tour and completes a 20-30-minute observation of the environment. Visit #2 & #3: Prospective student executes two (2) consecutive visits in the environment. The Lead Directress makes recommendations for admission decisions. The Head of School takes the recommendation to the Admission Committee.
**NOTE: All prospective school-aged students must provide records via the records release form from their previous school(s) including a recommendation from a current teacher.
ALL admission decisions are delivered to the prospective family via email.
Racial Non-Discriminatory Policy
The governing board of Canton Montessori School located at 125 15th St. NW in Canton, Ohio 44703 and 3909 Blackburn Ave. NW, in Canton, OH 44718 has adopted the following racial nondiscriminatory policies.
Canton Montessori School recruits and admits students of any race, color or ethnic origin to all its rights, privileges, programs and activities. In addition, the school will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
Canton Montessori School will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or ethnic origin in the hiring of its certified or non-certified personnel.
"Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image of human dignity, which is derived from a sense of independence." -Maria Montessori