4512 Pope Road
Durham NC 27707
919-493-8541
Age range: 18 months–14 years. Toddlers (18 months–3 Years): Children must be 18 months in September. Primary (3–6 Years): Children must be 3-years-old by August 31 and toilet-trained before entering the classroom.
Tuition:
- Toddlers (18 months–3 Years), 8:15 – 11:30 a.m., $8,760
- Primary (3- and 4-year-olds only), 8:15 – 11:45 a.m., $8,230
- Primary Late Day I (3- and 4-year-olds), 11:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., $3,220
- Primary Late Day II (3- , 4-, and 5-year-olds), 3:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., $3,220
- Extended Day Primary for “Elders” (5-year-olds), 8:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., $11,490
- Before School Care, 7:30 – 8:15 a.m., $900
Scholarships available: Yes, limited financial aid
Accreditation: Accredited by the American Montessori Society and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Application deadline: Admissions process begins in January 2012
Application fee: $75, non-refundable
School starts: August 22, 2011; ends June 6, 2012
School runs: Monday-Friday. Toddlers (18 months–3 Years), 8:15 – 11:30 a.m.; Primary (3- and 4-year-olds only), 8:15 – 11:45 a.m.; Primary Late Day 1 (3- and 4-year-olds), 11:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Primary Late Day II (3- , 4-, and 5-year-olds), 3:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.; Extended Day Primary for “Elders” (5-year-olds), 8:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Before School Care, 7:30 – 8:15 a.m.
Class size: One Toddler class (12 students), Five Primary classes (up to 25 students each), Three Lower Elementary Classes (Grades 1 – 3, up to 26 students, each), Two Upper Elementary Classes (Grades 4-6, up to 25 students each), One Middle School Class (Grades 7 and 8, up to 25 students)
Student: teacher ratio: Toddler class, 6:1; Primary classes, 12:1 (average)
Boy/girl quota: We try to balance all the classrooms by age and gender. All Primary classrooms are a multi-age range from 3- to 6-year-olds.
How toilet-trained do children need to be? Toddlers, not at all; 3-year-olds, yes.
Parental participation required: 12 volunteer hours per family per year
Special features: Music for all ages; Spanish and Music starting in Primary; for 5-year-olds and older, Spanish, art, and PE classes
Web address: www.mcsdurham.org
Updated September 2011
