THE BETHESDA
MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Since 1983
Tuition Rates, online application submission or downloadable application, required forms, and a 'Contact Us' window, are available on this page.
APPLYING TO THE BETHESDA MONTESSORI SCHOOL
* NEW INFORMATION as of June 2025 *
We are now accepting applications (complete our application online below, or download, scan and email) and offering personal tours for the 2025-2026 school year. We have a short wait list as of June 15, 2025.
Appointments are required for a tour and all tours take place at 10:00am during the summer months (when school is not in session).
Applications with fees submitted after June 1 2025 will be placed on our wait list and consider as spaces become available. It is quite common for a few spaces to become available between June 1 and September 1, so please communicate with us and check back often, and join the waitlist (by submitting and application and paying the $75 application fee).
The 2025-2026 Schedule of Fees is available below.
We accept a total of 80 students each year. Our three lead Montessori teachers (also called guides) hold an Association Montessori Internationale masters degree and an undergraduate degree in a related child-development field. The remainder of our staff has been here an average of 15 years (this includes our assistants), so you can expect a professional, caring group of instructors who love children - with very limited turnover. All staff are returning for 2025-2026, are CPR/First Aid trained, and are required to complete additional curriculum and safety training every school year.
Children must turn 3 prior to the first day of school of their year of enrollment and be fully potty trained. Potty training demonstrates a level of maturity and control, and fine and gross motor skill development, which is a good indicator of behavioral and academic development. (Fully potty trained means they know when they have to go, and can use the facilities without supervision or assistance.)
We prefer that you complete the online application below and drop a $75 check in our office OR email us to receive online credit card or wire payment (additional $15 required) options. Please use the mailing address as a last resort.
Mailing Address:
BMS, PO BOX 30439 , Bethesda, MD 20824
INTERESTED IN A TOUR?
We offer in-person,
individual tours by appointment only almost every day at 9:45am.
301.986.1260
Complete our application online below...
ADMISSIONS
SCHEDULE OF FEES 2025-2026
* First and second semester tuition amounts (in red) reflect the reduction of the $500 tuition deposit.
Tuition fees cover the time period from September to June and include all materials, testing and workbooks, and a $100 art supply fee. Fees subject to change.
Additional Fees:
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Activities fees as needed for field trips (approximately $8 per person for our October all school field trip)
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$15.00 per hour "Drop In" fee for additional hours -- please contact the school in advance to arrange extra hours.
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5% per annum processing fee for families who pay their tuition on a monthly basis. THERE ARE ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF MONTHLY PAYMENT SLOTS AVAILABLE, AND RETURNING STUDENTS HAVE PRIORITY FOR THESE SLOTS. The first monthly tuition payment, due August 1, will be a double payment, to cover the first and last month's tuition for the school year. Remaining payments will be made on the first of each month, payment each month September through April.
Required Enrollment Forms - Updated
Each year NEW & RETURNING families must submit up-to-date copies of the Health Inventory document, signed by a Maryland Pediatrician, and including the most recent immunization record (ask your doctor to print and attach your child's immunization/vaccination record). To ensure that your child is correctly immunized per Maryland law, please take a copy of the Required Immunizations form, available below, when visiting your pediatrician. Both the Health Inventory and Emergency Contact Form should be submitted to BMS no later than August 1 each year.
* NEW JUNE 2025 Health Inventory & Lead Test Form
* NEW JUNE 2025 Emergency Contact Form
* NEW JUNE 2025 Required Immunizations
* NEW JUNE 2025 Asthma Action Plan form
Required for all children who will store Asthma medicine and/or inhalers at BMS
* NEW JUNE 2025 Emergency Action Plan - for individual with Allergy / Anaphalaxis
Required for all children who will store an Epi-Pen or other allergy meds at BMS
* NEW JUNE 2025 Medication Authorization Form
Required for all children who would like to have medicine (other than asthma, allergy and anaphalaxis as listed above) administered at school including non-prescription medication. Each medication must be listed on a separate form, and signed by the child's pediatrician.
Parents Guide to regulated care (required reading for new parents only)
To request more information:
Contact Kristie Galic
Mon - Fri 9am - 3pm
301.986.1260
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