Stepping Stones Montessori School vs. Montessori Radmoor School
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School Overview
School
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Top Rankings
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Montessori Radmoor School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Michigan for:
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Acceptance Rate
Advanced Degrees
Overview
Stepping Stones Montessori School in East Lansing offers education and care for children ages 18-months to 12-years-old in Toddler, Primary and Elementary communities.
Teachers provide an environment that encourages children to practice and exercise their independence.
"Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment."-Maria Montessori.
Montessori Radmoor School enrolls approximately 180 children from ages 18 months to 12 years of age.
We are mid-Michigan's premier Montessori school and a member of Association Montessori International (AMI/USA)
Two Toddler classrooms, three Primary classroom, two Lower Elementary classrooms and one Upper Elementary classroom.
Montessori education is characterized by an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child`s natural psychological development. The essential elements of Montessori are: Mixed age classrooms; Student choice of work (activity) from within a prescribed range of options; Uninterrupted blocks of work time; A Constructivist or "discovery" model, where students learn concepts from working with materials, rather than by direct instruction; Specialized educational materials developed by Montessori and her collaborators.
Grades Offered
PK-6
NS-6
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
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No
Learning Difference Programs
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Yes
Learning Programs Supported
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Dyslexia, etc.
Year Founded
1982
1968
Students Body
Total Students
79 students
239 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
6%
21%
Students by Grade
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Students by Grade
Nursery Students
12
24
Pre-K Students
42
80
Kindergarten Students
12
35
Grade 1 Students
3
30
Grade 2 Students
3
20
Grade 3 Students
-
20
Grade 4 Students
1
10
Grade 5 Students
5
10
Grade 6 Students
1
10
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
4 teachers
9 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
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99%
Average Class Size
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25
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:20
1:27
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
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$747
Tuition Notes
Please call for details. We have financial options (scaled discounts, sibling discounts, annual/semi annual payment options) to offer an authentic Montessori education to a socioeconomic diverse community.
Tuition varies by age and class. Please contact the school website for the most updated information.
Acceptance Rate
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80%
Admissions Director
Amy Ward
Irina Jamison
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
2
7
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
art and Spanish are all part of our integrated curriculum with specialist teachers leading the way., Music
Arts, Arts and Music program, Creative Movement, Culinary Arts, Music, Spanish Bilingual Primary classroom, Student Opera