Winston-Salem Montessori School operates on an academic year calendar, from August to June. The school day starts at 8:15 AM and ends at 3:00 PM.
We offer before and after-school care for our Children’s House and Elementary programs. This is available from 7:30 AM and extends as late as 6:00 PM.
During the summer we offer Summer Ventures, our camp style program that provides 6 fun-filled weeks of quality care and activities for children ages 18 months to rising 9th grade.
1. Schedule a Virtual Tour
Schedule a Virtual Tour
Due to Full Enrollment Virtual Tours are Suspended until August.
Parent Information Sessions reserved for parents interested in Children’s House for the 23/24 school year.Toddler and Elementary classes are now fully enrolled for the 23/24 school year.
Paul Raymond, Director of Admissions, can be reached via phone at 336-766-5550 or by email at admissions@wsmontessori.org.
2. Submit an application for your child online.
We are still accepting applications 3-6 year olds for the 2023-2024 School Year for Children's House Half Day and Full Day only, before and after school care is now fully enrolled.
The Toddler Classes are FULL. WSM is no longer accepting applications for Toddler for the 2023-2024 School Year. Join the toddler wait list for next year by applying now!
The Elementary Program for the 2023-2024 School Year is FULL. WSM is no longer accepting applications for the Elementary Program.
We are still accepting applications for the 2023-2024 School Year for the Adolescent Program.
The application includes a non-refundable $75 application fee. Applications are available year round. Applications are valid for two years from the date of submission. Please keep in mind that spaces do fill early.
Upon completion of the application your child is placed in a waiting pool for the next vacancy in the program you selected. Due to the multi-age groupings in all Montessori classrooms, when a vacancy opens up in the program we try to match the applicant to maintain the balance of age and gender in that classroom, so that applicant is not necessarily the next on the list. Lastly, as the Montessori Toddler Program has classrooms where children “age – up” when they turn three years old in to our Children’s House classrooms, there are a limited number of vacancies that are created by this process during the school year (November to March), creating “rolling admissions” for the Toddler program. The greatest number of openings occur in the fall.
All toddler programs are 5 days/week, Monday-Friday.
TAD – Toddler All-Day Program: 7:30 am – 6:00 pm.
The Toddler All-Day Program is the only class which offers before and after school care.
TFD – Toddler Full-Day Program: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm.
THD – Toddler Half-Day Program: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm.
In each of the above we indicate the year (age) by the number that follows the program:
TAD – Toddler All-Day Program:
TAD1 would be 18 months to 2 years old.
TAD2 would be 2 months to 3 years old.
TFD – Toddler Full-Day Program:
TFD1 would be 18 months to 2 years old.
TFD2 would be 2 months to 3 years old.
THD – Toddler Half-Day Program:
THD1 would be 18 months to 2 years old.
THD2 would be 2 months to 3 years old.
All Children’s House programs are 5 days/week, Monday-Friday.
CHAD – Children’s House All-Day Program 7:30 am – 6:00 pm.
The Children’s House All-Day Program is the only class which offers before and after school care
CHFD – Children’s House Full-Day Program (8:30 am-3 pm): ages 3-6
CHHD – Children’s House Half-Day Program (8:30 am-12 pm): ages 3-4.
The half-day option is not available for children who are in the third year of the program, the conventional equivalent of Kindergarten year.
In each of the above we indicate the year (age) by the number that follows the program:
CHAD – Children’s House All-Day Program.
CHAD1 would be for 3 years old.
CHAD2 would be for 4 years old. CHAD3 would be for 5 years old.
CHFD – Children’s House Full-Day Program.
CHFD1 would be for 3 years old.
CHFD2 would be for 4 years old. CHFD3 would be for 5 years old.
CHHD – Children’s House Half-Day Program.
CHHD1 would be for 3 years old.
CHHD2 would be for 4 years old.
For Lower and Upper Elementary the levels are divided into the three year cycle. LE1, LE2 and LE3 designates the first, second and third years ( corresponding to 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade in conventional schools).UE1, UE2 and UE3 designates the first, second and third years in Upper Elementary ( corresponding to 4th grade, 5th grade and 6th grade in conventional schools).
The Adolescent Program is also configured in a three year cycle and AP1, AP2 and AP3 designates the first, second and third years in the Adolescent Program ( corresponding to 7th grade, 8th grade and 9th grade in conventional schools).
The majority of contracts are offered during the open enrollment period. For the 2021-22 school year the priority application deadline is February 1st. Rolling admission begins after the deadline for the upcoming school year. Please contact the Admission Office to inquire about available spaces in your child’s program or grade level.
3. Child Visit
A child visit is required for all applicants to the Children’s House, Elementary and Adolescent programs. Child visits are scheduled after your applications is submitted, during the months of March and April. The visits are done after school ends. The faculty meets one on one with your child in the Montessori classroom. Parents observe the visit from outside the classroom on the classroom verandah. This procedure was developed to ensure health and safety for all participants during the pandemic. Masking is required.
4. Teacher Recommendation
A recommendation from the applicant’s current teacher is required for all Elementary and Adolescent Program applicants. Teacher recommendations are confidential and can be uploaded or mailed directly to the Admissions Office. For processing during our preferred admission cycle teachers have until the end of March to submit their evaluation. If your child does not currently attend school, please submit the form to someone who knows your child. For example: a dance or art teacher, church, synagogue, or daycare center leader.
5. Request Records
Any applicant who has already attended school, must submit a Request for Records to the current school and all previous schools. Student records/transcripts can be emailed electronically directly from the child’s school(s) to the Admissions Office or mailed directly to the school prior to scheduling the child’s virtual visit.
6. Decision
Admissions decisions are communicated to parents starting March 1 and continue on a rolling basis as the application process is completed. We undertake a very deliberate and thoughtful approach when deciding whether to offer an enrollment contract, factoring in all the information gleaned throughout this entire process.
Securing your child’s space is completed by submitting the online enrollment packet and paying an enrollment fee and deposit online within two weeks of notice of acceptance. The deposit is applied toward your child’s tuition.
The Winston-Salem Montessori (Montessori Children’s Center, Inc.) admits students of any race, color, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity in administration of the school’s educational policies, admission policies, and other school-administered programs.
