Montessori In Town Partners with Garrison Afterschool Program

 
Starting in fall 2010, Montessori In Town will partner with Garrison Afterschool Program to offer extended care for families desiring afterschool care.  In addition to a morning program for children from 2 ½ - 4 ½ , Montessori In Town offers an afternoon program for children ages 4 ½ to 6 ½  years encompassing the Kindergarten year.  Garrison Afterschool will pick up students from MIT at 2:30 PM and bring them to the program located at 1068 North Highland Avenue, at The Church of Our Saviour in the heart of Virginia Highland.
 
The Poncey Highland campus of Montessori In Town (1085 Ponce de Leon Avenue) was established in the fall of 2005.  Since then the original campus has grown to include a second Primary (2 ½ - 6 ½ year old) classroom and an additional Primary classroom serving Grant Park and surrounding neighborhoods at the historic Glen Castle campus (750 Glenwood Ave.).   Both campuses offer a fully accredited A.M.I. Montessori Primary program serving families from the many diverse and vibrant in town neighborhoods.
 
Garrison Afterschool, established in Fall 2009, 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.  Garrison fits the model for an excellent afterschool environment that will enable more families to benefit from a quality Montessori Primary education.
 
Contact Maureen Walter at Montessori In Town at www.montessoriintown.com or 404-784-1038.

To find out more about the Garrison Afterschool Program go to www.garrisonafterschool.org or 404-254-1734.