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Applications for the 2025-26 School Year
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By virtue of how multi-age Montessori classrooms are balanced, our waitlist is a pool of applicants. Children are selected from the pool according to the needs of the individual classroom communities and as spaces become available.
We accept applications year-round for our Youngest Children's Community, Elementary, Children's House, and Adolescent programs. To be eligible for enrollment in the Youngest Children's Community, prior Montessori school experience is not required. After the age of four, applications from children and adolescents who do not have prior Montessori experience are considered on a case-by-case basis. To be eligible for enrollment into the Upper Elementary, prior Montessori experience is required.Austin Montessori School is the only Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) recognized school in the Austin area offering the full range of Montessori education, with levels from the Youngest Children’s Community through the Adolescent Community. Our school’s mission is to provide families with a comprehensive Montessori education through early adolescence (9th grade). We keep this mission foremost in mind when enrolling new children.Priority enrollment is given to younger siblings of children currently enrolled in our Elementary and Adolescent programs. Priority enrollment is also offered to families whose older siblings have maintained enrollment in our school.
Initial admissions decisions are made in February of each year. An application by January 31, 2025, is encouraged to be considered for the first round of enrollment offers, which will be made on March 3, 2025.You will be asked to specify the program you are applying to enroll your child in. Please carefully read the information on the requirements below before submitting the application.
How to Apply
- Click on the 'Apply Now' link below.
- Select the Create Account link to create a myAMS username and password.
- After entering your necessary information, select the Create Account button.
- Please use the same email address you did when submitting the inquiry form and for all correspondence with our admissions office, so we can track your child's progress through the application process.
- 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 application, for each new application including siblings of children and adolescents currently enrolled.
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 with your myAMS username and password.
Entering Cycle: Please read carefully prior to starting an application
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Early Childhood: The Young Children's Community (16 months - 3 years old)
If applying to the YCC, you will be asked to select from one of two options: YCC Beginning Cycle and YCC Full Cycle.YCC Beginning Cycle: Children enter the Youngest Children's Community typically between 16 and 18 months and must be stable walkers. Children over 20 months old are moved to the waiting pool for the Children's House.YCC Full Cycle: Children older than 20 months and younger than three years old are transferring from another Montessori program.Although children in the Youngest Children's Community do not wear diapers (they wear underwear exclusively) they do not need to be fully toilet-independent to enter the Youngest Children's Community. -
Early Childhood: The Children's House (3-6 years old)
If applying to the Children's House (CH), you will be asked to select from one of three options: CH Beginning Cycle, CH Mid Cycle, and CH Full Cycle.
CH Beginning Cycle: Children between the ages of 2 years and 10 months and 3.5 years old. Prior Montessori experience is not required, but enrollment is contingent on the child being toilet-independent to the extent described here. Diapers or pull-up diapers are not permitted.
CH Mid Cycle: Children who are 4 and 5 years of age. Please note that we typically do not enroll children over four years old into the Children's House unless they transfer from another Montessori program. If your child is over four years old, please contact our admissions office before applying.
CH Full Cycle: Children between 5 and 6 years of age and are referred to in traditional schools as being in their "kindergarten" year.
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Elementary: Early Elementary (Grades 1-3 in a traditional school)
If applying to the Early Elementary (EE), you will be asked to select from one of three options: EE Beginning Cycle, EE Mid Cycle, and EE Full Cycle:- EE Beginning Cycle: 1st Grade, with priority given to children with prior Montessori experience.
- EE Mid Cycle: 2nd Grade, with priority given to children with prior Montessori experience
- EE Full Cycle: 3rd Grade, with priority given to children with prior Montessori experience
Additionally, please note the following admissions requirements:- Age requirement: Children are typically six years old by September 1 to begin Early Elementary.
- Up to Two (2) Teacher Recommendation Forms.*
- Transcript Release Form with report card/transcripts (last two years if applicable).*
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Elementary: Upper Elementary (Grades 4-6 in a traditional school)
If applying to the Upper Elementary (UE), you will be asked to select from one of three options: UE Beginning Cycle, UE Mid Cycle, and UE Full Cycle:- UE Beginning Cycle: 4th Grade, with prior Montessori experience required.
- UE Mid Cycle: 5th Grade, with prior Montessori experience required.
- UE Full Cycle: 6th Grade, with prior Montessori experience required.
Additionally, please note the following admissions requirements:- Age requirement: Children are typically nine years old by September 1 to begin Upper Elementary.
- Up to Two (2) Teacher Recommendation Forms.*
- Transcript Release Form with report card/transcripts (last two years if applicable).*
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Adolescent Community (Grades 7-9 in a traditional school)
If applying to the Adolescent Community (AC), you will be asked to select from one of three options: AC Beginning Cycle, AC Mid Cycle, and AC Full Cycle:AC Beginning Cycle: 7th Grade, with prior Montessori experience preferred but not required.AC Mid Cycle: 8th Grade, transferring from another Montessori Adolescent Program.AC Full Cycle: 9th Grade, transferring from another Montessori Adolescent Program.Additionally, please note the following admissions requirements:- Age requirement: Children must be 12 years old by September 1 to begin 7th grade.
- At least Two (2) Teacher Recommendation Forms*
- Transcript Release Form with report card/transcripts (last two years if applicable)*
*All recommendation forms must be sent directly from your child's current school. Report cards/progress reports can be uploaded by the parent to the child's application or emailed to the Admissions Office.
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. The school adheres to all applicable state and federal non-discrimination laws for private, non-profit educational institutions.
