ENROLLMENT                         Enrollment Form         Tuition Assistance Form
We encourage parents to start their child's Montessori education at age 2 1/2 or 3 because there are certain
key lessons that they are usually not interested in at age 4. In order to see the full effects of a primary
Montessori education, it is also important for your child  to stay with his or her same teacher and class for
the entire duration of their enrollment.  This allows your child the chance to absorb and observe their
world at age three, develop and refine motor skills and classify their knowledge around age four, and finally
to practice what they've learned and reach abstraction, independence, and confidence around age five.
Remaining with the same teacher allows time for the teacher to develop a comfortable and safe relationship
with your child, as well as the opportunity to be fully aware of your child's strengths, weaknesses and
interests; knowing what your child does to work on next.

We accept full-day and half-day students.  When filling a classroom, we fill according to what space is
available.  For example, does one classroom have an abundance of four-year-olds and not enough
younger children? Is there a good balance of boys vs. girls in a classroom?  We try to balance each
classroom by gender and age.


Our enrollment policy is as follows:

Current students and their 3 year old siblings are given first priority.

Children with previous Montessori experiences will be considered for enrollment in one of our
three classrooms, based on the balance of age groupings, gender and space availability in the full
and half day programs.

All other children will also be considered for enrollment based on balancing genders, ages and
programs.   

The year that a child turns five before Aug. 31st, is considered their ‘completion’ year.  Camas Montessori
School expects families to keep their children here through the end of their ‘completion’ year.
Those parents who withdraw their older child before their completion year might not be able to
have their siblings considered for possible openings.  (This is to ensure the three-year curriculum
is offered to those families who are dedicated to following the Montessori philosophy).


CAMAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL 2010/2011 FEE SCHEDULE:
FOR NEW/RETURNING PRIMARY STUDENTS

APPLICATION FEE:  $80.00  non-refundable

RESERVATION FEE:  $150 each year.  Total paid refundable during last month of child's six-year-old  year.

TUITION:   (Check all that apply) Please indicate 1st or 2nd choices         
(make checks  payable to  Camas Montessori)

TUITION: HALF DAY

____MORNING HALF DAY (8:30 - 11:30) 5 DAYS/WK: $517/month: 10 pmts. Aug-May
____MORNING HALF DAY (8:30 –11:30) 5 DAYS/WK: $470/month: 11 pmts. Aug-June
____MORNING HALF DAY (8:30-11:30) 4 DAYS/WK:  $490/month   10 pmts. Aug-May
____MORNING HALF DAY (8:30-11:30) 4 DAYS/WK:  $445/month   11 pmts. Aug-June

TUITION: FULL DAY

____PRESCHOOL:  FULLDAY (8:30 - 3:00) 5 DAYS/WK: $714/month:         10 pmts. Aug-May
____PRESCHOOL:  FULLDAY (8:30 –3:00) 5 DAYS/WK:  $649/month:         11 pmts. Aug-June
____PRESCHOOL: FULLDAY (8:30-3:00) 4 DAYS/WK: $630/month              10 pmts. Aug-May
____PRESCHOOL:  FULLDAY (8:30-3:00) 4 DAYS/WK:  $572/month            11 pmts. Aug-June

____six-year-old :  FULLDAY  (8:30 – 3:00)   $714/month: 10 pmts. Aug-May
____six-year-old :  FULLDAY  (8:30 -- 3:00)  $649/month:  11 pmts. Aug-June

Any child who turns five before Aug. 31st is considered as starting their ‘completion’ year.  These children
MUST attend a fullday, 5x week class.

EXTENDED CARE
____AM CARE (7:00 - 8:15) $100/month :  9 pmts.
____ PM CARE (3:00 - 4:00) $100/month:  9 pmts.
____XPM CARE(3:00 - 5:30)  $225/month: 9 pmts.
____ANNUAL TUITION DISCOUNT 5% (if paid in full by Aug. 10)
____ MULTI-CHILD DISCOUNT 10% off of youngest child’s reg. tuition when both enrolled
____WANT CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD PROGRAM (if offered)


OCCASIONAL CARE:  $6.00/hour; $3.00/half hour
*Available to students on a prearranged basis

**Tuition is based annually and then divided into equal monthly payments and must be paid in advance by the
tenth of the month.  The application fee must be included with the application form and the reservation fee is
also required to hold a place for your child at Camas Montessori.

Parents may choose to spread their annual tuition into eleven monthly payments or ten monthly payments.  
The children attend school from  September through mid-June no matter the monthly payment plan.  All
payments begin in August and end in either May or June.  

Summer school is usually offered from mid June through the month of July.  Themes and costs are
determined in April.
Camas Montessori School