Montessori Academy Education and Academics

Important Information

Now accepting toddler through eighth grade new applications for 2012-13. Call for a tour of the school to see how your child would benefit from a Montessori education.

Summer Program registration and information available now! See MESA information page.

To view or print the 2011-12 Yearly Calendar or 2011-12 event calendar, go to Admissions/Admissions Document Library.

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The Academy follows the Chambersburg Area School District school closings and late openings schedule in the event of inclement weather. Please listen to your radio when conditions warrant: WCHA 800 AM, WIKZ 95.1 FM, and your local TV station, Channel 8, or www.wgal.com. You can also phone the Chambersburg Area School District hotline 261-8000, or check their web site www.chambersburg.k12.pa.us.

Schools will be closed Monday, May 28. School will resume on Tuesday, May 29.

  Montessori Academy
  of Chambersburg
  875 Ragged Edge Road
  Chambersburg, PA 17202
  Phone: (717)261-1110
  Fax: (717) 267-3626

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

The Toddler and Primary programs prepare the child for life, not just first grade. The students are given a strong basis in their most formative years for developing habits, skills, and positive attitudes that will stay with them throughout their lives. Children develop independence, initiative, perseverance, curiosity, creativity, and an enthusiasm for learning. The Toddler program is designed to be the first away-from-home experience for most children and is designed for 20 month - 3 year old children who are not yet toilet-trained. Students in the Primary Program are divided into multi-age classrooms consisting of 3,4,and 5 year-old students. The emphasis is on the process of learning. Through the use of carefully prepared materials and activities, children grow in personal independence, concentration, self-discipline, and self-esteem. Activities include beginning skills in reading, writing, language expression, mathematics, geography, nature studies, science, practical living skills, art, music, creative movement, and Spanish.

Students are divided into multi-age classrooms in the Lower School, which includes Elementary I (grades 1 & 2), and Elementary II (grades 3 & 4), and the Upper School, which includes Elementary III (grades 5 & 6), and Middle School (grades 7 & 8). The curriculum at Montessori Academy is designed to meet the needs of students who are preparing for a secondary/college preparatory education but is flexible enough to meet the needs of students with other goals. Students with special needs are considered for admission as long as no alterations to our curriculum are required. Reasonable accommodations will be made. The student-faculty ratio is approximately 10:1.

The Lower School’s curriculum incorporates the wide array of Montessori multi-sensory materials, allowing students to explore mathematics, physical science, biology, geography, history, social studies, art and Spanish. The younger children form an impressionistic understanding of the world in which they live which provides the foundation for more advanced learning using reading, writing, calculation, and presentation. As children progress through the Lower School, their reasoning becomes more abstract and their research becomes more specific. Curriculum also becomes more in-depth with lessons ranging from history of mathematics to chemistry, geometry, algebra and literature.

The Upper School’s curriculum is structured on a four-year continuum. A comprehensive and rigorous curriculum of simulations, projects, and textbooks for history, science, math and language arts provides the core of the Upper School’s academic experience. Each subject is supported by integrated research activities and independent study.

In addition to the core academic subjects, Montessori Academy of Chambersburg provides Spanish instruction to children ages 20 months through 8th grade. Private instrumental lessons are available during school hours. Athletic programs are coordinated during school hours through various recreational centers in the Chambersburg area. Art instruction is based on the child’s developmental level and the Academy’s cultural studies curriculum. Other athletic, music and art programs are arranged to meet specific classroom curriculum needs.