IMSA
International Montessori STEM Academy
Admission Statement
IMSA is a non-profit, co-educational preschool and elementary school that offers a Montessori education taught with materials approved by AMI, AMS, NAMC, IMC.
Eligibility for Enrollment
IMSA welcomes inquiries and applications from all interested students, Christian and non-Christian, and does not have specific nationality requirements. Applications for the current school year are on-going, please feel free to contact the IMSA office for an application pack.
For prospective applicants, we kindly request that you complete the following two steps:
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Attend four trial observation sessions.
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Read the recommended book(s).
Montessori: A Modern Approach, Paula Polk Lillard
Montessori and Early Childhood: A Guide for Students, Susan Feez
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius , 3rd ed., 2016, Angeline Stoll Lillard/Oxford University Press
Applicants will be interviewed and observed prior to admission. Elementary aged children need a teacher recommendation and assessment by the Head of School. Entrance exams will be administered for elementary age children to assess a child’s level in mathematics and language arts.
Criteria for Entrance: The following will be used as a basis for selecting children to attend the school: age, class size, English language proficiency, siblings enrolled at the school, and English language support at home by a parent or guardian.
International Montessori STEM academy admits students of any race, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities accorded or made available to IMSA students. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of our educational policies and procedures in our school-administered programs.
Statement of non-Discrimination
International Montessori STEM Academy is a school that accepts students of all faiths. International Montessori STEM Academy admits students of any race, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities accorded or made available to IMSA students. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of our educational policies and procedures in our school-administered programs.