Considering Montessori East for your child(ren)?

2012-13 Deadlines for an August start date
5/18 Applications due
5/21-5/31 Applicants interviewed
5/31 Acceptance Letters sent (on or before this date)
5/31 Financial Aid Applications due

Please email the school now for an application and to find out whether a space is currently available for your child. Or, if your child is currently too young to enroll, ask about our waiting list.

An information packet from the school, which will include tuition information, is available by calling or emailing your request. Please include your email and phone number when you contact us.

Some tuition assistance is available for qualifying families. To apply for assistance, please see our policy below.

Thanks! We look forward to hearing from you.
(615) 226 - 4588 email: monteastnash@gmail.com

Enrollment requirements:
*prospective students must be at least 2.5 years old and be fully toilet trained
*prospective families must visit the school before being accepted
*an application and application fee must be received
*all enrollment paperwork related to admissions must be completed before your child begins

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Montessori East is committed to providing a Montessori learning environment that is accessible to children from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. Montessori East strives to provide tuition assistance to as many families as possible, while maintaining an affordable tuition for all our families. Financial aid awards are based on demonstrated need.

The Process

Complete and submit Financial Aid Application and your family's 2011 Tax Returns online to F.A.S.T (Financial Aid for School Tuition by Independent School Management) . Please be sure to submit by May 31, 2012 for the 2012-13 school year and within Jan 1, 2013 and May 31, 2013 for the 2013-14 school year.. The F.A.S.T. site offers a worksheet you can download prior to completing the online application. You can log in to the site as many times as you need to before May 31 to complete the process. All information will be kept strictly confidential.
Once a family has completed Step #1 an award determination will be made based on an assessment of the family’s financial information.
Financial aid determination letters will be mailed no later than June 30th.
Families must file new forms for each year they have a need.

If parents are engaged, separated or divorced, it is important that both parties complete an application. Generally, it is expected that both parents will contribute to their child’s educational expenses. Please contact the school office to discuss the circumstances pertaining to your family’s situation.
Because the demand for financial aid by qualified applicants often exceeds available funds, the school must weigh each family's need relative to all other families applying for financial aid.
Financial need is not considered in determining a student’s eligibility for admission.
As there are often tax incentives available for preschool aged children, the majority of financial aid is allocated to returning families and for the Kindergarten level.

Montessori East admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school-administered programs.