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10 | January 25, 2018 | 22nd century media private school guide
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Countryside Montessori School: A place not
only to learn but to grow up with good character
Countryside Montessori
School is unique among
the many independent
schools on the North Shore
and has carved out a niche
market for families who
are looking for an educational
experience that
focuses both on academic
rigor, but also on the development
of social-emotional
learning that is the
foundation necessary for
the development of good
character.
In fact, Countryside’s
faculty can often be heard
saying, “We are committed
to more than great students
– we are committed to exceptional
adults.”
Countryside is able to
achieve this goal by creating
classrooms that emulate
real life, giving its students
the opportunities to
make independent choices,
learn from mistakes and
failures, share the responsibility
of class management
with the teachers, and
be peer mentors, teachers
and mediators. Whether
that means helping a friend
in the toddler class put her
socks on after gym or design
a micro-business to
run in the Middle School.
Parents of CMS have
reported that after their
children have started at
CMS, “They are eager and
excited to learn. They have
developed greater selfconfidence.
School has
become a joy for them! In
addition, much progress
has been made in developing
respect, responsibility,
and resourcefulness in
our children; all qualities
that will serve them well
throughout their lives.”
Countryside is more
than a school for students.
It is also a school for parents
who want to consider
carefully the choices they
are making in their daily
lives that will impact the
development of the children’s
character and be a
part of a community with
a shared vision for how
to accomplish the goal of
raising young adults who
are ready to take their
place in the world when
they are 18 years old.
Countryside just celebrated
its 50th year serving
the North Shore community.
Students can begin
as early as 16 months and
continue all the way
through eighth grade. The
school has a remarkable
dedicated faculty with
very little turnover, many
of whom have been at the
school for more than fifteen
years. The teachers
in the school say that they
always have their minds
on the adults each of their
students will become and
what decisions will best
prepare them for their independent
futures.
CMS holds monthly information
sessions. Families
can sign up on their
website or call the school
for a tour. They also have
an extensive portion of
their website dedicated to
interviews with graduates,
parents of graduates, and
objective data on how the
students perform academically
during their time at
CMS and after they graduate
(see Outcomes in the
menu bar). The next Parent
Information Sessions are
at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Feb. 21.
Submitted by Countryside
Montessori School, 1985
Pfingsten Road, Northbrook,
www.countrymontessori.org,
847-498-1105.
“For more than twenty years, I’ve had the pleasure of watching
students at LFCDS learn and grow. From high fives in the
hallway to my former students returning just to say hello,
LFCDS provides students with a safe place to spread their
wings and expand their intellectual curiosity. Teachers at LFCDS
provide experiential, creative, and innovative ways to deliver
lessons. In sixth grade, I use fantasy football to teach math –
it’s both engaging and effective – just like my colleagues.”
– Ty Stuckslager, LFCDS Upper School Faculty,
Chair of the Math Department, and Inspired Teacher
OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, February 6, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 13, 9:00 a.m.
A co-educational independent school for students age 2 through Grade 8. Graduating students of strong character with a passion for learning since 1888.
145 South Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045 | www.lfcds.org | (847) 615 -6151