Montessori

Montessori Admission - Kindergarten 

Please register at your neighbourhood school for Kindergarten then apply for the program.

All students who live in Vancouver are eligible to attend the Montessori Alternative Programs at Tyee, Maple Grove and Renfrew Elementary Schools.

The Vancouver School Board has revised the Kindergarten application and registration procedures for the 2012-2013 school year.  The VSB website has complete information at http://www.vsb.bc.ca/programs/kindergarten-registration-procedures

Please note the following: 

Registration for all programs begins on Nov 1, 2011. Montessori applications must be received before January 31, 2012. Applicants must come into the school to drop off applications.  No faxes.  No on-line applications.  In catchment students who register before January 31 will be given first consideration, if there are fewer spaces than students.   Click here for application to District wide Elementary schools programs such as Montessori.

A draw will be held for applicants for the Montessori Program, Kindergarten on February 2, 2012.  Successful applicants will be informed by telephone or email and letters will be mailed to unsuccessful applicants within a week.  At Renfrew there will also be a draw for Grade 1 for 2012 year only. This draw occurs on the same day as the Kindergarten draw.

Successful candidates for Montessori programs must confirm their acceptance by 4:00 p.m. on February 15, 2012.  After that time, unclaimed spaces will be offered to the next student on the waitlist. 

Montessori Admission - Grades 1 Through 7

Each grade level has a waitlist, and new applications will be entered at the end of this list in the order that they are received. Because of the multi-year learning cycle of the Montessori curriculum, natural entry points for children without previous Montessori experience are at Kindergarten and Grade 4. (Applications are accepted for the waitlist of any grade level. However, those with prior Montessori experience will be given priority in grades 1 through 7) Further information on the programs is available by visiting Tyee Elementary, Maple Grove Elementary and Renfrew websites.