Admission

ADMISSIONS POLICY AND PROCESS

Ghent Montessori School is certified and is licensed by the Virginia Department of Education. The facility is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations relating to health, fire and building codes.

The firm policy of our school is to welcome diversity in both the student body and staff. We enroll students and hire staff without regard to race, color, religion, gender, socio-economic status or national origin.

Required Steps for Enrolling:

1. School Tour: A school tour must be arranged by calling the office at (757) 622-8174. Tours are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM.

2. Application and Application Fee: If you choose to apply, there will be a non-refundable $50 application fee.

3. Student Assessment: After the fee has been received, your child is eligible to be assessed. You can view set assessment dates listed below. Elementary and MS assessment dates are scheduled individually. 

Important Dates for Enrollment:

  • January 26, 2024 – Children’s House Assessments conducted. 
  • February 2, 2024 – Re-enrollment sent out.
  • February 16, 2024 – Children House Assessments conducted.
  • February 16, 2024 – Re-enrollment DUE.
  • February 23, 2024 – NEW Enrollment sent out. 
  • March 8, 2024 – NEW enrollment DUE. 

Criteria for Acceptance of New Students

    • The student’s readiness and willingness to learn
    • The parent’s understanding and acceptance of our basic goals
    • The student being the proper age
    • The student being of the gender needed for class balance

Enrollment preference to the school is in the following order:

1. Re-enrollment of current students
2. Siblings of current students
3. Transfers from other Montessori schools
4. New students

Click here to view our Waitlist Policy

After being notified of acceptance, a Tuition Contract must be signed and returned with a tuition deposit of $600 and a $100 new student fee within 10 days; both are non-refundable. The deposit is NOT applied to your tuition.