Montessori In Town Partners with Garrison Afterschool Program
Montessori In Town partners with Garrison Afterschool Program for 2011-2012 school year. We are expanding our programs with GAP and now offer a 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM program for children 3 and 4 years of age. GAP will continue to pick up Afternoon Primary and Elementary students from MIT and transport them to the program located at 1068 North Highland Avenue, at The Church of Our Saviour, located in the heart of Virginia Highland.
Established in 2009, GAP is a uniquely designed program that boasts small enrollment, low teacher/student ratios and an integrated relaxed program balancing play (both outdoor and indoor), academics, sports, music, art and drama. The food served is gluten- and preservative- free and includes organic dairy products and offerings of fresh fruit daily. In their inaugural year, the program formed a chapter of Roots & Shoots, Jane Goodall’s initiative to help children better understand the interdependence of animals, the environment, and the human community. Garrison consciously seeks to serve a diverse enrollment. A new indoor playground is currently under construction.
Maureen Walter, founder and Executive Director of Montessori In Town, serves on the advisory board of Garrison. It has been her mission to serve growing in town neighborhoods with a quality school program. Staffing at GAP includes AMI trained and/or experienced teachers. Garrison fits the model for an excellent afterschool environment that will enable more families to benefit from a quality Montessori Primary & Elementary education.
To find out more about the Garrison Afterschool Program go to
http://www.garrisonafterschool.org or call 404-254-1734. You may e-mail Director, Augusta McDonald at
mailto:garrisonafterschool@gmail.com for registration information.