What Makes A Montessori Education at The Renaissance School Special?
We begin with a deep respect for the child as a unique individual. We work from a deep concern for his or her social and emotional development, because there is far more to an education than mastering facts.
The Renaissance School is a warm and supportive community of students, teachers, and parents. You can't get lost in the crowd!
We consciously teach our students to be kind and respectful.
Our classrooms are bright and exciting environments for learning.
Learning is not focused on rote drill and memorization. Our goal is to develop students who really understand their schoolwork.
Our students learn through hands-on experience, investigation, and research. They become actively engaged in their studies, rather than passively waiting to be spoon-fed.
Our educational program is consciously designed to recognize and address different learning styles, helping students learn to study most effectively.
We challenge and set high expectations for all our students, not only a special few.
Our students develop self-discipline and an internal sense of purpose and motivation. After graduation, they find that these values really pay off in college and later life.
The Renaissance School is an international school. Our curriculum, faculty, and student body reflect a global perspective.
We instill within our students a love of the natural world. Ecological studies and outdoor education are an essential part of every student's life.
Our curriculum is carefully structured and integrated to demonstrate the connections among the different subject areas. Every class teaches critical thinking, composition, and research. History lessons link architecture, the arts, science, and technology.
Our students become involved in the local community through community service programs.
At the Renaissance School, we not only teach, we facilitate learning, we coach our students along, and we get to know them as friends and mentors.
Montessori students are not afraid of making mistakes; they see them as natural steps in the learning process.
Our students learn to collaborate and work together in learning and on major projects. They strive for their personal best, rather than compete against one another for the highest grade in their class.
Since 1992, Leslie Hites has had the privilege of serving as Head of School at A Child's World Montessori School, now The Renaissance School. Together with the staff and families, she deeply believes in the human potential. Even the youngest child at The Renaissance School is treated with respect as a full and complete individual. The task of The Renaissance School is to help each student to discover and develop the unique talents and possibilities that are his or her birthright.
Today, the Renaissance School has an enrollment of approximately 200 students ranging from age two through eighth grade. The school is non-sectarian, coeducational, and has been completely integrated from the day it was founded. The international faculty and student body represent more than 25 different countries and nearly every ethnic group and major world religion. It is a truly multicultural and international experience!
It almost goes without saying that we do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, or sexual preference in the consideration of new applications or in the daily life of the school.The school is open from September through June, with holidays
Morning Class operates from 9:00 - 11:30a.m.
Afternoon Class operates from 1:00 - 3:30p.m.
A lunchtime program from 11:45 - 12:45 is available (children bring their own lunches) as well as extended hours from 8:00 - 9:00a.m. and from 3:30 - 4:30p.m.. Please discuss the details with the teachers.
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