ENROLLMENT                                                                                Enrollment 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 through the end of
their Kindergarten year.  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.  

We accept fullday and halfday 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.   

All families must enroll their child through the end of their Kindergarten year.  We are not just a
PRESCHOOL, but a PRESCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN.

Those parents who withdraw their older child before their Kindergarten 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).

IF THERE IS A WAITING LIST....
If all classrooms have a full projected enrollment, we will start a Waiting List.  In order to be on the waiting list, you
must:  
  • call and make an appointment with the school for either an observation or a visit
  • Complete a reservation form and leave a reservation fee of $150 to show your commitment.  We will do
    everything we can to find a space for your child but if we cannot, your reservation fee will be refunded.


CAMAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL 2010/2011 FEE SCHEDULE

APPLICATION FEE:  $80.00  non-refundable

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

TUITION: half day
8:30 ~ 11:30am  (preschool age only)
12:00 ~ 3:00  (four and a half year olds only)
$435.00/month (11 month pay schedule: August-June)
$478.00/month (10 month pay schedule: August-May)       
5% discount for tuition paid in full by August 10th.                        

TUITION: full day
8:30 ~ 3:00pm  (Kindergarten or Preschool)
$600.00/month (11 month pay schedule: August -June)
$660.00/month (10 month pay schedule: August -May)
Kindergarten children (those who turn five
before Sept. 1) MUST attend fulldays.
5% discount for tuition paid in full by August 10th.

EXTENDED CARE:
7:00 ~ 8:15am  or
3:00 ~ 4:00pm
$100.00/month (10 month pay schedule)
3:00 ~ 5:30pm
$225.00/month (10 month pay schedule)

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