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Yonkers Montessori Academy
GRADES PRE-K – 12
160 Woodlawn Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704 (914) 376-8540
7:35 AM to 2:15 PM
Academic Admission Requirements for non-Montessori students
School Theme: Montessori Program
School uniforms are required for all students
Montessori Program Grades 7-12
- One of the few public secondary school Montessori programs in the United States
- Nurturing environment respects the individuality of each student while challenging them to become self directed, independent learners
- Community building activities and community service projects support the development of effective and responsibleinterpersonal and social skills • Multi-sensory, interdisciplinary approach to instruction provides opportunities for individual, group work, daily and long term assignments,peer teaching and self reflection
- Multiage Humanities (English/Social Studies) classes in seventh and eighth grade allow for individual pacing of instruction when possible and appropriate
- Seventh and eighth grade students, grouped in teams remain with their teachers for at least two years
- World language program offering foreign language instruction in Spanish and Italian
- Students have an opportunity to earn two (2) high school credits
- Students attending the Montessori Schools 27 and 31 receive priority placement Montessori High School Program – Grades 9-12
- Classrooms are organized into multi-level learning communities
- Students, parents, and teachers work together in their shared commitment to education
- Students commit to community involvement, hard work, respect for others and understanding the value of peace
- Students participate in service learning and must complete 80 hours of community service over 4 years
- College and Career Readiness embedded into daily curriculum
- Spring Intersession courses are in-depth studies in particular topic or field of interest
- Through reading and discussion, students explore the Montessori emphasis on the nobility of work and dignity of human beings
- Classes connect to the world helping students understand personal and global interdependence
- Field Studies take students on trips to conduct first-hand research
- Learning projects help use the resource of the community to gather data and think critically
- Advanced Placement and College Link courses offer high school students the ability to earn up to 21 college credits
The Partners
This school works with:- Smiley Faces
- Junior Achievement of New York
- Career Visions NY
- YPIE
- Student Assistance Services Corporation
- US Census Bureau
- Pace University
- Westchester Community College (SUNY)
- Farmingdale State College (SUNY)
- Mercy College
- Arts Westchester