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Montessori Is The Right Pick for a New APS Choice School

The Montessori Program in Arlington Public Schools:
  • Is in demand. Almost 600 PreK-8 students are in 31 Montessori classroom across Arlington County, and hundreds more are on waiting lists. With a new choice school in the central Kenmore/Carlin Springs location, Montessori students can fill a new choice school on day one.
  • Is flexible. A Montessori choice program can include PreK-8 or PreK-5 students, and can be of the size that best fits both the space and its role as part of the solution to the capacity problem.
  • Is proven. Montessori is an over 100 year old educational approach with over 40 years of history in APS. It meets all of APS Strategic Goals and encourages children to learn concentration, motivation, self-discipline, and a love of learning.

See the latest presentation about why Montessori is the right choice for APS:

Montessori: A Smart Choice for the Kenmore/Carlin Springs Site


Is an Arlington Montessori School in our future?


AMAC was formed in late 2006 by several Arlington Montessori parents from different schools as a way to build community and to formalize years of Montessori advocacy. AMAC is not affiliated with any one school, but serves as a way for all Montessori advocates, public and private, to support Montessori education.

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    new AMAC T-Shirt celebrating
    40 years of

  • Montessori in Arlington!

  • We’re Making a Positive Impact


    • Met with APS senior staff to discuss the formation and goals of AMAC 
    • Helped implement APS Montessorian, an APS Montessori newsletter
    • Helped create an APS video, “Montessori Revealed”
    • Provided parent support for APS Montessori Information Night 
    • Designed and sold T-shirts for the 100th anniversary of the Montessori movement
    • Helped plan and assist in the APS 100th Montessori Anniversary Celebration
    • Cosponsored countywide Montessori picnics

     

     


    Visit the AMAC Montessori Bookstore!

    AMAC is Building on a Great APS Foundation


    • 36 years ago Arlington Public Schools (APS) was the first public school system in the country to implement Montessori in its classrooms
    • APS has 17 preschool and kindergarten classrooms in 10 different schools serving 374 students
    • APS has 8 Montessori 1st through 5th grade classrooms at Drew Model Elementary School serving 130 students