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

MONTESSORI EDUCATION

The primary goal of a Montessori program is to help each child reach his or her full potential in all areas of life. Activities promote the development of social skills, emotional growth, and physical coordination as well as academic achievement. Each Montessori classroom operates on the principle of freedom with limits. Guided by individual work plans, children work either alone or with others with a wide array of multi-sensory materials. The aim is to encourage active, self-directed learning and to strike a balance of individual mastery within small group collaboration.

Montessori children are adaptable. They learn to work independently and in groups.

Montessori children are adaptable. They learn to work independently and in groups. Since they’ve been encouraged to make decisions from an early age, these children are problem-solvers who can make choices and manage their time well. They have also been encouraged to exchange ideas and to discuss their work freely with others. Montessori programs help children develop good self-images and the confidence to face challenges and change with optimism.