Admissions

“Our aim is not only to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.”
      - Maria Montessori

(518) 937-9338

mailing:
P.O. Box 9423
Schenectady, NY 12309

physical:
1840 Van Vranken Ave
(St. Anthony School)
Schenectady, NY 12308

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Admissions Process
To be considered for admission, send a completed application form (PDF format) along with a $50 non-refundable application fee (check made payable to RiverRun Community Montessori) to:

    RiverRun Community Montessori
    P.O. Box 9423
    Schenectady, New York 12309

After review of your application, you will be contacted to schedule a meeting between you and your child and a RiverRun trustee. Within three weeks of this meeting, you can expect to be notified regarding acceptance. In some instances, we may need to contact your child’s previously attended school. We will speak with you before doing so, and notification regarding acceptance may be delayed until necessary information is obtained.

Acceptance is based on a good match between the child and the school, as well as family commitment to Montessori education and the child's likely long-term attendance at RiverRun. RiverRun does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, color, or national or ethnic origin in its admissions policies.

Upon notification of acceptance, a $400 non-refundable registration deposit (applied toward tuition) is required within three weeks to guarantee enrollment. Once this three-week time period has expired, enrollment will take place on a space-available basis.

Once an applicant is accepted, ongoing enrollment is contingent upon the mutual satisfaction of both the student and the school.
A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Please click here for more information and for an application (in PDF format).
Tuition |    Tuition - 3- and 4-Year Olds

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Note regarding bus transportation: If you would like your child to be transported to RiverRun by your public school district, an appropriate request form must be filed annually with the district’s transportation department by April 1st for the upcoming school year. If the request is made by the deadline, the district is required under state education law to provide transportation if you reside within 15 miles of the school. After the deadline, it is provided at the district’s discretion. If you are uncertain about your plans, it is recommended that you file the request by the deadline and then withdraw it at a later date if necessary.

“If we could say, "We are respectful and courteous in our dealing with children, we treat them as we should like to be treated ourselves," we should have mastered a great educational principle and be setting an example of good education.” - Maria Montessori