Admissions
Application Process
Interested in applying to enroll your child at Austin Montessori School?
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Montessori education is an individualized pedagogy, tailored to the unique needs of each child. We aim for our Admissions process to be personalized in a similar way to the unique needs of each family.
If you are considering our school as the place for your child and your family, our admissions process is simple. This step-by-step application guide will help you along the way.
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1. Fill in the inquiry form
It's never too early to begin the application process, and your first contact with our school will be via the inquiry form.
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2. Connect with Us
Upon submission of the inquiry form, please check your email for further information on how to schedule a call with our Admissions Team. An in-person school tour will be scheduled during the call.
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3. Attend Our Prospective Parent Education Events
Priority in the admissions process is given to families who invest the time and effort in attending our prospective parent presentations to get to know our school and programs.
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4. Apply Online
We accept applications year-round for our Youngest Children's Community, Children's House, and Adolescent programs. We also accept applications from Montessori transfer students for our Elementary programs. For the current status of spaces remaining for the current or next school year, please click here.
After submission, you can track the status of your application through each stage of the process.Click on the Apply Today button below.- Select the blue Create Account link to create a myAMS username and password.
- After entering your necessary information, select the Create Account button.
- Once you receive a myAMS username and password, you will have access to complete the online application and monitor your child's progress through the admissions process.
- A non-refundable $100 fee is required with each new application, including applications for siblings of students currently enrolled at the school.
Please note:Our system may recognize you by your email address. If the system recognizes your email address, your email address will be highlighted in red after you press Submit. If this occurs, select the Forgot Login button. You will then be prompted to enter your email address to receive an automatic reply containing your myAMS username and password. -
5. Schedule an In-Person Tour
During your call with our Admissions Team, we will arrange a time for an in-person tour. Elementary and adolescent-aged students may accompany their parents on the tour. We are not able to accommodate children under the age of six on in-person school tours. -
6. Notification of the Admission Decision
Our Admissions Committee will notify you of the admission decision and discuss the next steps associated with enrolling your child.
Prospective Parent Education Events
These events are live meetings hosted via the Zoom platform. Please register for events scheduled for during the 2021-22 school year by clicking on the event titles below. Priority is given to those families in the waiting pool who attend our prospective parent education events.
Austin Montessori School
Austin Montessori School is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex or gender, disability, or age in providing educational services, activities, and programs. Austin Montessori School complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), as amended, which incorporates and expands upon the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and any other legally-protected classification or status protected by applicable law.
