Admissions

Sunny Hollow Montessori enrolls children in primary and elementary programs. In order to be considered for our primary program the child must be between 33 months (toilet trained) and five years of age by September 1. Our elementary program is open to children aged six through twelve.

Sunny Hollow Montessori admits students of any race, color, national & ethnic origin to all 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, admission policies, scholarship programs and other school administered programs.

Process

We ask interested parents to visit the school and observe in the Montessori Children’s House environment. Adult visitors are welcome to observe Thursdays between 9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. from November through May. Observation appointments can be scheduled by calling the school office (651) 690-2307. We also welcome visitors during the summer by appointment. Montessori classes, however, are not in session June through August.

When you make the decision to apply, complete the Application for Admissions form and send it to Sunny Hollow with a non-refundable $75 Application Fee. After completing your parent observation and turning in an application for admissions, we will contact you to set up a time for your child to visit the school during our applicant visit day. On the applicant visit day your child will be invited to join other new applicants for a half hour visit to the Montessori environment with our guides. During that time, parents will have an opportunity to visit with one of our admissions staff.

If admission is offered to your child, a non-refundable $450 Registration Deposit and signed tuition agreement will be due 10 business days from date placement is offered. Upon receipt of a Registration Deposit and signed tuition agreement, we will hold a place for your child in our program and you will be contractually obligated for the tuition for the enrollment period.

Admissions and enrollment process and timeline (pdf).

Tuition

2010 – 2011 Tuition and Fee schedule
Sunny Hollow Montessori provides three payment options: one annual payment, two payments during the year, or through nine monthly payments.

* Households choosing to pay monthly must do so through Smart Tuition. A small annual fee will be charged by Smart Tuition for this service.

Before and after school care is available and requires advanced registration. Sunny Hollow Montessori does not provide drop-in child care.
Before school: 7:30am-8:30am at $115 per month for the 2009-2010 school year.
After school option 1: 3:30pm-4:30pm at $115 per month for the 2009-2010 school year.
After school option 2: 3:30pm-5:30pm at $230 per month for the 2009-2010 school year.

Scholarship

Sunny Hollow Montessori has both a general scholarship and a diversity scholarship program. These programs are available to households that qualify to the extent that funds are available. Applications for assistance are processed by Student Services for Financial Aid, a unit of the National Association of Independent Schools. Tuition assistance applications are available at sss.nais.org or in the Sunny Hollow office and must be submitted to both Sunny Hollow and Student Services for Financial Aid by March 1. Priority is given to applications from returning households. All households must apply each year to receive consideration. There is a financial aid application fee per family set by Student Services for Financial Aid.

Housholds applying for diversity scholarship funds must submit by March 1 the Student Scholarship Services application available from the office, or online at sss.nais.org, and the Diversity Scholarship application.