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Tuition-Free 4K & 5K Kindergarten
The pre-primary program is a three-year program for children aged three to six. Ideally the child will enroll at age three and spend three years in the same classroom, with the same teacher. The pre-primary classroom is prepared and filled with carefully chosen manipulative learning materials. Children, guided by the specially trained Montessori teacher, choose their work from among the beautifully arranged, self-correcting materials. Through working with the materials, the children grow toward self-discipline, order, and concentration. Dr. Montessori speaks of the "absorbent mind" as this period in a child's development when he or she exhibits a heightened capacity to absorb everything from the surrounding environment. Music, physical education, art, and Spanish are also integrated into the pre-primary and kindergarten program.
In collaboration with the Wausau School District, both locations offer a tuition-free four-year-old kindergarten from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., as well as an all-day five-year-old kindergarten session from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
As required by our state operating license, all students enrolled in the pre-primary Montessori programs must be completely toilet-trained. No diapers or pull-ups are allowed to be worn in the pre-primary classrooms. Our staff will assist a child who has had a toilet accident. However, in accordance with our license, we cannot retain a child who continues to have toilet accidents.
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Pre-primary and tuition-free kindergarten are available at both locations. For additional information, a school tour, or registration, please contact us at:
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