THE BETHESDA
MONTESSORI SCHOOL
42 years
Tuition, NEW 2024 Required Forms for all students, and a 'Contact Us' window, are available on this page.
APPLYING
* For 2025-2026 -- NEW INFORMATION as of November 14, 2024 *
We are now accepting applications and offering personal tours for the 2025-2026 school year. Appointments are required for a tour and all tours take place at 9:45am.
Applications for 2025-2026 received before November 1, 2024 along with the required $75 application fee, are eligible to receive priority enrollment offered during the first week of December. Applications with fees submitted after November 1, 2024 will be placed in the general enrollment pool and will be considered on a rolling basis beginning in January 2025. Applications submitted after January 15 will be placed on our waiting list and held until at least March 1 as we determine if there are any additional spaces remaining.
The 2024-2025 Schedule of Fees is available below.
2025-2026 tuition rates will be available in February 2025.
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. All staff 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 scan and email the application, and drop a $75 check in our office OR email us to receive online credit card payment 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 or virtual
individual tours, by appointment only
301.986.1260
ADMISSIONS
Schedule of Fees 2024-2025
* 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 2024 Health Inventory & Lead Test Form
* NEW 2024 Emergency Contact Form
* NEW 2024 Required Immunizations
* NEW 2024 Asthma Action Plan form
Required for all children who will store Asthma medicine and/or inhalers at BMS
* NEW 2024 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 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 for new parents only)
To request more information:
Contact Kristie Galic
Mon - Fri 9am - 3pm
301.986.1260
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