Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff - Campus

Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff, a public school in Flagstaff, Arizona, teaches kids from kindergarten to 8th grade. Recognized among the top elementary schools in Flagstaff, Arizona, the school has approximately 181 students, and around 30% are minorities. Their diversity score is 0.48, which is less than what you normally see in Arizona. New numbers show that about 32% of the students are good at math, and 57% are good at reading. The school teaches using the Montessori way, which means kids of different ages are in the same class, each kid has their own learning plan, they get to choose what they work on, and they learn by doing things themselves. Also, it's one of the best 30% of public schools in Arizona.

The Wall Street Journal has a story about how Arizona public schools are seeing fewer students because charter schools, vouchers, private schools, and homeschooling are all getting more popular.

Another article talks about how Arizona's big school voucher program is actually causing some public schools to close down. It shows how families are changing where they send their kids to school.

There's also a newsletter talking about some cool, new tech and learning tools, like solar-powered digital libraries, being added to Arizona schools to make learning in the classroom even better.

Q1. How do you assess students' academic performance in a Montessori classroom?

Ans: In the early years, we check on students through their progress, portfolios, and watching them. We don't use regular grades until the higher grades.

Q2. Do you have programs for students who are gifted or do well?

Ans: Yes, we use plans that are made for each student and projects that are harder to challenge students who are good at certain subjects.

Q3. How do you deal with admissions or signing up new students?

Ans: If too many people want to join a grade, we usually pick students through a lottery.Priority is often given to siblings of students already here and people who live nearby.

Q4. Do you help students get ready for high school?

Ans: We have advisors and programs to get students ready for high school.

Q5. How do you add STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math) to your teaching?

Ans: We add STEM ideas into our activities, experiments, and projects, especially for older elementary and middle school students.