Dearhaven Childcare & Learning Center vs. Montessori School Of Lake Forest
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School Overview
School
Montessori School Of Lake ForestElementary school
Overview
Dearhaven Childcare & Learning Center serves 37 students in grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten, is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
The student:teacher of Dearhaven Childcare & Learning Center is 12:1 and the school's religious affiliation is Nonsectarian.
The curriculum at MSLF, based on Maria Montessori`s study of child development, is designed to maximize the development of children through prepared environments.
Montessori trained directors conduct carefully planned lessons that children then carry out independently and repeatedly.
Children are encouraged to build sensory-motor skills, socialization skills, high self-esteem, inner security, and abiding habits of concentration.
Great care goes into preparing and maintaining classroom materials that are beautiful and inviting, and serve as essential components of the curriculum.
Montessori pedagogy is over 100 years old and is practiced in nearly four thousand public and private schools in the United States, and throughout the world.
Grades Offered
PK-K
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Year Founded
n/a
1966
Students Body
Total Students
37 students
178 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
-
20%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
-
27
Pre-K Students
35
85
Kindergarten Students
2
13
Grade 1 Students
-
12
Grade 2 Students
-
13
Grade 3 Students
-
9
Grade 4 Students
-
5
Grade 5 Students
-
5
Grade 6 Students
-
5
Grade 7 Students
-
4
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
3 teachers
10 teachers
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:12
1:18
Classroom Dress Code
n/a
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Notes
n/a
For full schedule of tuition rates for all programs, visit http://www.mslf.org/tuition/
Admissions Director
n/a
Hope Allegretti
Admissions Associate
n/a
Teresa Pavelich
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
5
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
After School Sports, Chess Class, Circus Club, Piano Lessons, Robotics Club