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The Montessori Early Learning Center and School of the Arts was founded on July 15, l976.
The school encompasses a campus type setting with a custom designed main building of 7,000 square feet, built to Montessori specifications, housing 6 primary, multi-aged classrooms of children 3-6 years of age.
The school operates in the purest European tradition and is not modified in any way.
The school employs teachers that are AMI or St. Nicholas (British) certified.
All classrooms are fully equipped with imported didactic apparatus. The center has sound proofed music studios and dance studios.
There is also a small studio for visual arts. Artists with the highest qualifications are brought in for group and private instruction.
The Montessori Early Learning Center and School of the Arts was
founded on July 15, l976. The school encompasses a campus type
setting with a custom designed main building of 7,000 square feet,
built to Montessori specifications, housing 6 primary, multi-aged
classrooms of children 3-6 years of age. The school operates in the
purest European tradition and is not modified in any way. The
school employs teachers that are AMI or St. Nicholas (British)
certified. All classrooms are fully equipped with imported didactic
apparatus. The center has sound proofed music studios and dance
studios. There is also a small studio for visual arts. Artists with
the highest qualifications are brought in for group and private
instruction.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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