Alexis Hill Montessori School

Our mission is to provide a safe environment that supports children as they strive to attain their full educational, recreational, and social potential; while encouraging creativity. The Alexis Hill Montessori School (AHMS)proposes to establish a quality childcare facility for children 6 weeks to 3 years old and continuous corresponding classes for parents that will focus on the children’s developmental stages for that particular age group. To achieve this goal, an environment is being created for children that is based on the principles of Maria Montessori with adults trained specifically in the Montessori Method.

Description:
The Alexis Hill Montessori School aims to open by September 24th, 2007. AHMS will have the capacity to provide childcare to fifteen children ranging from 6 weeks-3 years old. Alexis Hill will have four Infant/Toddler American Montessori Society certified teachers and four CDA certified teacher assistants. The space is best described as one big classroom divided into two learning environments: children 0-18 months of age and children 18 mos.-36 months of age. The space will be temperature regulated and will have a full-working kitchenette and bathroom. The bathroom is size accommodated for the children to have safe access.
AHMS is open Monday through Friday, 50 weeks a year. Children will be able to attend our program 5 days a week from 7:00am- 6:00pm all year round. The activities Alexis Hill will provide to the children include: familiarizing the children with purpose of age-appropriate materials through the correct use of the materials, teaching children how to prepare and serve their own breakfast, and the development of cognitive and gross-motor skills through age-appropriate activities. Children will learn to build relationships with their peers, their teachers, and their parents.

History:
In 2005 Alexis Hill Montessori School, Inc. (AHMS) was founded and incorporated as a non-profit school in the State of Connecticut under the leadership of Executive Director/Founder, Kaye Harvey. AHMS received its federal determination as a tax-exempt 501C3 organization in 2006. Alexis Hill Montessori School is an independent program building from the pilot program “Montessori in the Hill” that Kaye Harvey launched in 2000 at Hill Cooperative Youth Services, Inc. We plan to offer a dynamic program. We will incorporate all of the pedagogy of Montessori into our programs. The school will be staffed by Montessori trained teachers.

Contact people:

Kaye Harvey, Executive Director, (phone), (email) James Carey, Board President, (phone), (email)

Address:

330 Grand Avenue New Haven , CT 06513 (See a map)

Web Site: None specified

Last updated on September 4, 2009