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Why Montessori
Why Montessori?
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Performance DataDCS Montessori, and Montessori education in general, have built a classroom model based on a 3 year cycle. That is that students spend three years in a classroom environment at a time, such as 3, 4, and 5 year olds being in our Primary classrooms, our 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders being in our Lower Elementary classrooms, and our 4th, 5th, and 6th graders being in our Upper Elementary classrooms. All educational research suggests that students struggle with transitions and so our school minimizes these transitions, but the benefits of the 3 year cycle are greater than that. Educational aspects such as peer tutoring, contiguous teacher and assistant relationships, as well as contiguous teacher knowledge of the child, create clear academic advantages to this model, too. Based on comparative means, from CSAP, NWEA’s MAPs, Body of Evidence (BOE) assessments, DRA2, STAR, and six-trait writing assessments, across its levels, DCS Montessori three year cycle has the following statistical benefits… 1st year - Growth Rate ~ 45% (around the State Avg.) 2nd year - Growth Rate ~ 58% (exceeds both State and District Avg.) 3rd year - Growth Rate ~ 70% (One of the best in the State)
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While this is not certain for every child, it is performance data that supports our model of classroom, and part of that which sets us apart as a Montessori school. For more Performance Data information, please see our 